This is, until further notice, for Premium subscribers only. So I can check, your real first name and email address are required. (Use the email your Premium subscription is sent to.)
These will be the questions I’ll answer in short videos. As such, they should be fairly wide-ranging, not silly questions, and not about specific stories that a viewer may not have seen.
See Below for Sample Questions and the list of Answered Questions.
All fields in the form are required. I will use your first name (only!) and your general location (like “Michigan”, “Ontario, Canada”, or “Belize”) in the video, such as “Bill in Colorado asks….”
You are welcome to ask more than one question.
Some of the Questions So Far
Not at all a complete list, but some samples to provide flavor; these have all been answered.
- Bill in Colorado: Will you answer all questions? AMA 001
- Debbie in Colorado: You are now a citizen of the world. Do you still feel like a Coloradan? AMA 002
- Ollie in Virginia: Who was your favorite/most interesting Honorary Unsubscribe? AMA 003
- Jim in Oklahoma: Do you ever miss the work you did at JPL? AMA 004
- Jolanda in Canada: Are there any pets on board your ship? AMA 005
- Susanne in Massachusetts: Can you walk through how you find an Honorary Unsubscribe? AMA 006
- David in Illinois: How do you find stories? AMA 007
- Stephanie in Arizona: Does being at “home” make this kind of travel better? AMA 008
- Steve in New Mexico: Have you done anything stupid enough to deserve being written up in a TRUE story? AMA 009
- David in California: How has reader reaction changed over the years? AMA 010
- Ken in Colorado: Have you written your own Honorary Unsubscribe? AMA 011
- Fred in Ohio, Ralph in Colorado, & John in Rhode Island: What the hell, Florida?! AMA 012
- Gary in Florida: Do you have an interesting origin story for getting your NASA job? AMA 013
- Chuck in Texas: How long it will be before we have a full-blown Mars mission? AMA 014
- Gary in Texas: What’s the hardest part about doing these videos? AMA 015
One thing to notice: short questions rock! But if you need to provide context so I understand what you’re asking, by all means you should add it.
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