An exclusive extended trailer of director Ido Mizrahy's riveting and thought-provoking documentary on NASA’s mission to Mars and the psychological challenges that come with space exploration, Space: The Longest Goodbye, which is now available on PBS Passport and debuts Monday, May 6th on PBS's Independent Lens (check your local listings), PBS App,...
LOS ANGELES – Jamey Simpson remembers getting phone calls from his mother when she was on the Space Station.
The experience, both mother and son admit, was amazing. What they didn’t realize was what effect the time away might have on each other. Even though they could talk on a regular basis, they weren’t in the same room, house, state or planet.Listen now and subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | RSS Feed | SoundStack
Acting upFootage shows Simpson acting up and disrespecting his grandmother, a clear sign he was frustrated. But those instances are secondary to the coping mechanisms they embraced. Time, Simpson says, had different meaning to him as a child. “I can very vividly remember my mom explained to me, ‘Not when you’re in first grade, second grade or third grade but when you’re in fourth grade, I’m going to the Space Station.’ I quantified time in terms of the school year.”Because his parents had instilled in him the value of Coleman’s work , it wasn’t likely that would set up barriers. “That just wasn’t in the equation,” Simpson says.
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