140 million miles away never felt closer.
Stories from the edge of possibility, from the people preparing to call Mars home.
Lina Borozdina
This week on Aspiring Martians, Joe closes out Season One’s personal stories with a deeply raw conversation with Lina Borozdina. They talk about her journey to space aboard Virgin Galactic, the responsibility she feels to inspire the next generation, and the emotional toll of pursuing space dreams in the face of relentless criticism. It’s an honest, vulnerable episode about resilience, representation, and choosing to dream anyway.
From dreamers to doers — here are their stories.
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040 - Kshitij Mall
India
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039 - Dr. Adriana Marais
South Africa
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038 - Keisha Schahaff
Antigua & Barbuda
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037 - Dr. Shawna Pandya
Canada
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036 - Sahda Haroon
Sri Lanka/UAE
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035 - Ilia-Daniel Gashinbaki
Nigeria
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034 - James Spicer
UK
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033 - Matthew Montgomery
USA
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