Why Mars? Inspiring a Nation to Greatness: Charles Precourt
Precourt launched on his first space flight in 1993, aboard the Columbia. A highly decorated veteran of four different missions, Precourt was Chief of the Astronaut Corps from 1998-2002 and was inducted into the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame in 2012.
Credit: YouTube – TEDxBend – Charles Precourt – April 2014