HASSE 太空學校

5/14 Cowboy Space — 軌道AI資料中心新玩家,
不是只有NVIDIA在打太空AI戰。Cowboy Space帶著自家火箭殺進來了。

Cowboy Space Corporation（前身Aetherflux）完成2.75億美元B輪融資，領投：Index Ventures。向FCC提交「Stampede」計畫：2萬顆LEO衛星做太空資料中心，使用NVIDIA Vera Rubin AI晶片，預計2028開始部署。

他在做什麼？
把資料中心直接整合進火箭的第二級，讓整節火箭在軌道上變成一座1兆瓦的運算中心。

關鍵數字：
B輪融資：2.75億美元,
目標：2028年底前完成首次發射,
自有火箭 + 自有發射場 + 自有資料中心 = 完全垂直整合。

投資人陣容： Index Ventures、Breakthrough Energy Ventures、Construct Capital、IVP、SAIC

這代表什麼？
太空AI資料中心的賽道正在成形：
NVIDIA推晶片（Vera Rubin）,
Cowboy Space推載具（火箭+資料中心）,
SpaceX推平台（星鏈+星艦）,

三條路線同時加速，誰都不想缺席。
太空AI資料中心是2026最熱賽道（SpaceX、Blue Origin、Starcloud全部投入）。這正是HASSE學生該知道的「AI + Space」職涯方向 — 不是理論，是現場。

對台灣學生的啟示：
當資本市場開始砸錢，代表這條路已經不是實驗，是產業。航太+電力+散熱+AI的跨領域人才，將是這波浪潮中最搶手的人。

#軌道資料中心

SpaceX + xAI合併！史上最大IPO即將登場,
SpaceX不只發火箭，還要發股票。史上最大IPO來了。
SpaceX已於4月秘密提交IPO申請，預計下週公開S-1招股書。

更重磅的是：SpaceX在2月與馬斯克的AI公司xAI完成合併，合併後估值1.25兆美元，IPO目標上看1.25-1.75兆美元，募資750億美元。
5/15-22：S-1招股書公開,
6/8當週：全球路演啟動,
6/18-30：正式掛牌,

資金用途：
星艦Starship量產迭代（已投入150億美元）,
xAI算力集群建設,
星鏈全球擴張 + Starlink V3衛星（下半年用星艦發射）,

估值邏輯轉變：
SpaceX已從「火箭公司」徹底轉變為「太空基礎設施+AI+全球寬頻運營商」的三合一平台型企業。

台灣供應鏈位置：
華通、昇達科、啟碁、元晶等 — 星鏈V3與太空基建擴張中，台廠角色更吃重。

對台灣學生的啟示：
SpaceX+xAI合併說明了未來10年最強產業組合：太空+AI。
跨領域人才將是最稀缺的資產。不只是工程師，而是懂航太也懂AI的整合者。

#馬斯克 #台灣供應鏈

為什麼 HASSE 校友的家長支持學員送進美國NASA -HASSE 任務現場。大多數太空研習的得到的是知識。在HASSE得到的是真實體驗，國際人脈和資歷。走進 NASA 任務情境，執行任務模擬，與工程師同桌。

2040 年全球太空經濟將達一兆美元。太空產業不是工程師的窄路，是下一層文明經濟的入口。

NASA 太空人 Leroy Chiao 推薦：「HASSE 太空學校是一個非常好的課程，我強力推薦。」

Arthur Wang，SpaceX 星艦火箭工程師，2012 屆 HASSE 校友。說HASSE是我能進入SpaceX的重要因素。
還想先了解 → 預約 60 分鐘家長中文說明 https://line.me/R/ti/p/
https://tcghss1.spaceschool.org

20年前一位媽媽送15歲高中的Arthur來HASSE太空學校。兩週後Arthur回台灣，告訴她他要做火箭。她當時以為他發瘋了。上大學後又申請回來當HASSE實習。
10年後Arthur在SpaceX擔任火箭工程師。他申請了200次！只要能進去的方式我都試！前幾天Arthur他來休士頓看，請JAMES校長去星艦基地看他在做的星艦火箭，他r說：「HASSE是激勵我到SpaceX的重要原因。」
[← 14歲的Arthur ｜ 現在SpaceX的Arthur →]
HASSE上萬校友。20+國家。
他們在11-18歲那個窗口，
親自看見了一個自己想去的未來。
那個未來變成「拉力」。
5/9 (六) 上午10:00
2026年 線上說明簡報
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/8157201969?pwd=WpqphP1IVtM8WrKouwZOvoiThP0iZ7.1
創辦人 James 美國連線親自分享
說明會 https://tcghss.spaceschool.org/webinar-250611
太空學校（15歲以上）https://tcghss1.spaceschool.org/
初階太空學校 （11-14歲）https://tcgjss1.spaceschool.org/

NASA太空人林琪兒專訪【DAY 5 / 5｜熱情，加上一點務實】(完結篇)他預測未來半個世紀將出現月球永續居所與小行星採礦等技術飛躍，但也強調在追求理想時，個人內在的熱情才是核心驅動力。

(中英對照)

「展望未來，你怎麼預測五十年後的太空探索樣貌？」我問。

「這很難說。特別是想想五十多年前，我們才剛把第一個人透過一枚改裝的彈道飛彈送上太空，而現在已經有公司在規劃把付費的旅客送上太空，」Dr. Lindgren 回答。

「我認為科技的進步會持續以指數成長。可能有小行星採礦、可能有商業太空站。或者，我們 NASA 的目標是在月球建立永久居住、可持續的存在。我覺得五十年後，我們可能已經有類似永續月球居所的東西，也希望火星上會有最初階段的據點。」

◆ 給未來職涯的戰略智慧

這個對未來的想像，引出了我最後一個戰略問題：

「在這麼多可能性中，一個人要怎麼導航跟定位自己的未來？」

「回到建立那個大方向的目標，」Dr. Lindgren 的回答正好把整場對話收回原點。「建立一條由你真正熱愛的事物組成的路徑。如果你以為自己『必須成為航太工程師才能進 NASA 成為太空人』，但你根本無法忍受工程 — 那你不會成功的。

讓人成功的東西，是因為對自己所做的事有熱情，而產生的自我驅動力。對我來說，那份熱情是生物學和醫學，所以我後來才會去讀心血管生理學碩士 — 因為我真的對它有熱情。沿著那些熱情走下去，你會成功，你會變成一個自我驅動的人，你會為自己創造機會。」

「成為太空人的機率還是天文數字 — 哈！」他笑著補充。「但如果你不試，就絕對不會達成那個目標。

另一方面，也要務實。在你往目標前進的時候，要知道自己是全力以赴在追求它；但如果它沒有成功，你還是需要有一份你願意做一輩子的事業 — 萬一主要目標走不通的話。

我熱愛醫學，我喜歡當急診醫師，也喜歡當航太醫師。如果太空人這條路沒有走通，我可以用一輩子做這些工作。

我最好的建議是 — 有熱情，加上一點現實感跟務實。」

◆ 為不確定的未來建立戰略心態

對話結束後，讓我印象最深的是 Dr. Lindgren 怎麼透過一個高度行動導向的計畫，一邊不斷調整自己的戰略，一邊朝著目標前進。

Dr. Lindgren 的故事，是一個有力的提醒 — 達成一個目標的方法有很多種。關鍵是在不斷重新校準你的戰略時，同時維持熱情和務實。

如果一個計畫行不通，我們可以把自己重新定位到備案路徑，讓熱情持續驅動我們，走到我們真正屬於的地方。

這句話 — 我會記得很久。

— 第三章 · 完 —

感謝陪我們走完這五天的每一位讀者。

這是《A Journey Beyond Gravity》中的一章。整本書共十章，採訪十位改變人類太空探索的人，2026 年 8 月正式出版。

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【ENGLISH ORIGINAL】

"Looking ahead, what are your predictions for the landscape of space exploration fifty years from now?" I asked.

"It's really hard to say, especially when you think about the fact that just a little over fifty years ago, we were sending our very first person into space on a converted ballistic missile, and now we have companies that are planning to send paying customers into space," Dr. Lindgren responded.

"I think that the pace of technology will continue to grow exponentially. I would imagine that there may be mining minerals or the development of a commercial space station. Or, our goal at NASA is to establish a permanent habitation, a sustainable presence on the moon. I think fifty years from now, we'll probably have something approaching a sustainable habitat on the moon, and hopefully the very beginnings of one on Mars."

◆ Strategic Wisdom for Future Career Navigation

This vision of the future led to my final strategic question: "With all these possibilities, how would one navigate and position oneself for the future?"

"It goes back to establishing that big picture goal," Dr. Lindgren responded, bringing the conversation full circle. "Build a path of things that you are passionate about. You are not going to be successful if you think that you need to be an astronautical engineer in order to get a job at NASA and become an astronaut but you can't stand engineering. What makes people successful is being self-driven because of a passion for what they do."

"By following those passions, you're going to succeed, you're going to be a self-starter, and you're going to create opportunities for yourself."

"The odds of becoming an astronaut are still astronomical — ha! — but you certainly can't achieve that goal if you don't try," he added with a chuckle. "On the other hand, I think there is also a need to be realistic. As you're working toward your goal, recognize that you're pursuing that goal with everything that you're made of, but if it doesn't work out, you still have to have something of a career that you're content to do in case that primary goal doesn't work out."

"My best tip is to have passion, with a little bit of realism and pragmatism to accompany it."

◆ A Strategic Mindset for Uncertain Futures

After our conversation concluded, what stood out to me was how Dr. Lindgren had worked toward his goal through a highly action-oriented plan while constantly adjusting his strategy.

Dr. Lindgren's story is a powerful reminder that there are many ways to achieve a goal, and that the key is maintaining both passion and pragmatism while continuously recalibrating your strategy.

If one plan doesn't work out, we can simply reposition ourselves to a backup strategy and let our passion continually drive us toward where we belong.

This message — I will remember for a long time.

— End of Chapter Three —

Thank you to every reader who walked these five days with us.

This is one chapter from《A Journey Beyond Gravity》— a book of ten chapters featuring ten people who changed human space exploration. Publishing August 2026.

📖《A Journey Beyond Gravity》
作者：Christopher Liu & Chi Yun Audrey Liu
Publishing · August 2026

這是《A Journey Beyond Gravity》中的一章。整本書共十章，採訪十位改變人類太空探索的人，2026 年 8 月正式出版。英文版 開始在 AMAZON 上架預購 https://www.amazon.com/Journey-Beyond-Gravity-Interviews-Perspective/dp/B0GYMQYWD2/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2KY0VB7A9NI61&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.dSUo98IA_LJg6jftIyBsEhq9IpJzyPvBMQjd7_j3uWvl6v5XhebdiTDoo5NgLbJZzx3q-PNiaO6a4fBvXium0eCaa9mMWoBioi-hKzg4P5yRB3sUy_3sXLrjb32_Qp0oUg5wnanHajQD8HJFNXaBHnsPVqbTRvEqEbZooOEf4ZP4COq5_KvehSq9IjCh2zEKvBLKw7urdoR3knWCsFN14faRkkTrC5phOueH0e7Lxp4.L3kKYpYLKGeH125NzedobR6mkAPK1gDJ343D1jza2gM&dib_tag=se&keywords=A+Journey+beyond+gravity&qid=1777546133&sbo=RZvfv%2F%2FHxDF%2BO5021pAnSA%3D%3D&sprefix=a+journey+beyond+gravit%2Caps%2C559&sr=8-1


#林琪兒


#太空探索
#閱讀推薦

NASA太空人林琪兒專訪【DAY 4 / 5｜獨特觀點的力量】

(中英對照)

考慮到 Dr. Lindgren 的多文化背景，我很想知道這些多元經驗如何形塑了他的戰略思維。

「在多文化的環境中長大，可以是一種豐厚的經驗。你的成長背景，如何影響了你在個人與專業上的觀點？」我問。

◆ 把差異變成戰略資產

「從小和我的白人朋友相處時，我會意識到自己有點不一樣，」他若有所思地回答。「但當我回去台灣拜訪的時候，我又覺得自己跟周圍的人很不一樣。對混血的人來說，常常會覺得自己哪裡都不太屬於 — 你從更廣闊的文化跟經驗裡借了一些東西，但沒有一個專屬於你自己背景的社群。」

「不過，這件事其實從來沒有真的困擾過我。在軍人家庭長大，不管搬到哪裡，我總是某種程度上的『特別』— 我只是學會去珍惜『我能用我不同的視角跟背景，為社群做出什麼貢獻』。

無論我到哪個社群，我都試著把這種獨特性轉化為優勢。我認為，知道自己做事的方式不必然跟其他人一樣，這會讓你成為一個更好的團隊成員。」

這個把差異轉化為戰略優勢的觀點，給我很大的啟發。Dr. Lindgren 沒有把他的多文化背景視為「不合群」的原因 — 他把它當作讓自己更善於與多元團隊合作的獨特強項。

「當我去日本、歐洲、俄羅斯接受訓練的時候，我注意到每個地方的文化規範、對話方式、給予建設性回饋的方式都不一樣，」他說。「刻意去觀察、去解讀這些訊號，讓我在拜訪這些組織的時候，成為一個更好的隊友。」

◆ 體驗那個夢想

「當你真的到太空的那一刻，你是什麼感覺？」我問 — 很好奇這個所有戰略規劃終於兌現的瞬間。

「你那時候根本不是在思考。你只是在體驗，」Dr. Lindgren 的聲音充滿了驚奇。「當我在火箭裡飛行，整流罩從艙體旁邊拉開，我可以透過窗戶看出去。那是我第一次真的看到太空 — 是黑的，但看到地平線那道明亮的弧、那沒有經過任何過濾的陽光 — 非常震撼。」

「後來在太空站，從窗戶往回看地球，看那些我曾經居住、工作、拜訪過的地方，看那些我有家人、有朋友的地方，看台灣、看極光、看其他美麗的自然現象 — 那種感受是壓倒性的。就是一種強烈的感恩與驚奇。」

📍 明天 DAY 5（完結）：熱情，加上一點務實
林琪兒留給下一代年輕人最後的建議。

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【ENGLISH ORIGINAL】

Given Dr. Lindgren's multicultural background, I was curious how his diverse experiences had shaped his strategic approach.

"Growing up in a multicultural environment can be enriching. How has your upbringing in diverse settings influenced your perspective, both personally and professionally?" I asked.

◆ The Power of Unique Perspectives

"Growing up with mixed ethnicity, something that I noticed was that I was always a little bit different than my Caucasian friends, but when I visited Taiwan, I also felt very different than the people around me in that community," he answered thoughtfully. "As somebody that comes from mixed ethnicity, there's a tendency not to really feel like you fit in anywhere — that you're borrowing from a broader culture and broader experience, but you don't have a community that is specifically your own in terms of background."

"However, I don't feel like that ever really bothered me. Growing up in a military family, I was always somewhat unique, no matter where I lived, and I just learned to appreciate the contributions I could make to the community with my different perspective and background. Trying to leverage the strengths and experiences that came from that uniqueness wherever I was, that was really important. I think it helps you in whatever community or organization you're in, knowing that your way is not necessarily the same way everybody else operates, and that makes you a better team player."

This perspective on turning difference into strategic advantage was enlightening. Rather than seeing his multicultural background as something that made him not fit in, Dr. Lindgren had learned to view it as a unique strength.

"When I visited Japan, Europe, or Russia for training, I recognized that there are different cultural norms and ways of engaging in conversation and providing constructive feedback," he explained. "Paying attention and being intentional about cues helped me become a better teammate when visiting those organizations."

◆ Experiencing the Dream

"When you actually made it into space, what were you feeling?" I asked, curious about the moment when all his strategic planning paid off.

"You're not really thinking. You're just experiencing," Dr. Lindgren said, his voice filled with wonder. "When I was flying in the rocket, the shroud pulled away from the capsule so that I could see through the windows. That was my very first look at space, and it was dark, but seeing the bright arc of the horizon, that unfiltered light of the sun, was absolutely amazing."

"Then, on the space station, looking out the window, looking back at the Earth, looking at places where I lived and worked and visited, looking at places where I have family and friends, looking at Taiwan, looking at the aurora and other beautiful natural phenomena… it was overwhelming. It was just a powerful emotion of gratitude and wonder."

📍 Tomorrow · DAY 5 (Final): Passion with a Dose of Pragmatism
Dr. Lindgren's final advice for the next generation.

📖《A Journey Beyond Gravity》第三章
作者：Christopher Liu
受訪者：NASA 太空人 Dr. Kjell Lindgren（林琪兒）
經作者授權於本平台連載


#林琪兒


#太空探索
#閱讀推薦

NASA太空人林琪兒專訪【DAY 3 / 5｜戰略性師徒關係】

(中英對照)

這自然引出我想問的下一個關鍵問題：

「你是怎麼找到能支持你目標的 mentor 的？」

◆ 戰略性師徒關係的藝術

「我從空軍官校畢業之後，有機會到科羅拉多州立大學繼續念研究所，」他回答。「我非常想研究心血管生理學，但同時我也想研究失重對人體的影響。當然，那間學校沒有『太空心血管生理學』這個學位，但我是帶著這個想法進去的。」

「我去找我的指導教授，跟他說：『嘿，我知道我的學位是心血管生理學，但我想把我的課程跟論文方向，調整到研究心血管系統在太空中怎麼運作。』」

「我同時鎖定了幾個我覺得值得請教、值得學習的人。剛好學校裡有一位曾經擔任太空任務 payload specialist 的退休太空人 — 他是一位獸醫。我問他可不可以約他吃個午餐，因此有機會跟他聊過一次。

後來我在找論文口試委員的時候，我特別鎖定了系上一位曾在 NASA 工作過的教授，他在 Ames 研究中心的太空生理學實驗室有人脈。最後，我透過這些人的 networking，真的有機會到 NASA 做我的論文研究，跟那裡的科學家一起工作。對我來說，那是夢想成真 — 在 NASA 實驗室裡做人體研究，作為我的碩士論文。」

他這個方法最讓我震撼的，是它有多麼刻意、多麼具體。Dr. Lindgren 不是在隨意地 networking — 他是戰略性地鎖定那些能夠幫助他更靠近自己具體目標的人。

「事情是這樣的 — 有時候我們會因為害羞而不願意分享自己的目標，尤其當那些目標聽起來很不可能的時候，」他說。「說『我想當太空人』有一種感覺，好像有點太自以為是 — 不是說傲慢，但會讓人覺得你有點瘋、有點奇怪。」

這段話很有共鳴。我過去也常常猶豫是否要分享我的大目標，擔心被認為不切實際、或是自以為是。

「我對於『我想當太空人』這件事，曾經相當藏得住，」Dr. Lindgren 坦承。「如果有人問，我可能會分享，但多半我不會主動提這個目標。不過，隨著我跟以前的同學、同事聊天，我越來越多地把這個目標說出來，自己幾乎沒有察覺。現在大家都說他們一直都知道我想當太空人。

但我一直希望，在描述我的夢想時，我是合適、是謙遜的。這是我很在意的一件事。」

📍 明天 DAY 4：獨特觀點的力量
為什麼他從小覺得「哪裡都不屬於」反而變成他的戰略資產？

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【ENGLISH ORIGINAL】

This naturally led me to ask about the crucial element he had mentioned: "How do you find mentors to support your goals?"

◆ The Art of Strategic Mentorship

"After I graduated from the Air Force Academy, I had the opportunity to continue my graduate degree at Colorado State University," he responded. "I desperately wanted to study cardiovascular physiology, but I also wanted to study the effects of weightlessness on the human body. Of course, there is no degree in space cardiovascular physiology, but I went to the university pretty much with that in mind. I talked to my advisor and said, 'Hey, I know my degree is going to be in cardiovascular physiology, but I would like to tailor my studies and thesis toward how the cardiovascular system works in space.'"

"I also identified folks that I thought would be helpful to talk with and learn from, and there happened to be a former astronaut at Colorado State University, a veterinarian who flew as a payload specialist on a bioscience mission. I asked him if I could meet him for lunch, so I had an opportunity to chat with him. When I was looking for my thesis committee, I identified a professor within our department who worked for NASA, and he had a contact in the space physiology laboratory at Ames Research Center. In the end, I networked with those people and had the opportunity to do my thesis research at NASA, working with one of the scientists there."

What struck me about this approach was how intentional and specific it was. Dr. Lindgren wasn't just networking randomly — he was strategically identifying people who could help him move closer to his specific goals.

"The thing is, sometimes, we are too embarrassed to share what our goals are, especially when they sound impossible," he said. "And there's something about saying that you want to be an astronaut that almost seems presumptuous — not necessarily arrogant, but it maybe makes you seem a little crazy or something."

This vulnerability resonated with me. I had often felt hesitant to share ambitious goals, worried about seeming unrealistic or presumptuous.

"I was fairly close to the vest about my dream to become an astronaut," Dr. Lindgren admitted. "But I wanted to make sure that I was appropriate and humble in describing my dream. That's one thing I really wanted to do."

📍 Tomorrow · DAY 4: The Power of Unique Perspectives
Why did never quite fitting in become his strategic advantage?

📖《A Journey Beyond Gravity》第三章
作者：Christopher Liu
受訪者：NASA 太空人 Dr. Kjell Lindgren（林琪兒）
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NASA太空人林琪兒專訪【DAY 2 / 5｜目標分解】

(中英對照)

Dr. Lindgren 出生於台灣台北，童年在英國和美國度過。他 1995 年取得美國空軍官校生物學學士、輔修中文；1996 年在科羅拉多州立大學取得心血管生理學碩士；2002 年於科羅拉多大學取得醫學博士。

畢業後，他先擔任過空軍教官、心血管研究員。2007 年加入 NASA 詹森太空中心，先當航太醫官、再擔任任務控制艙通訊員（CapCom），終於在 Expedition 44/45 任務中飛上太空，停留 141 天。2022 年，他擔任 SpaceX Crew-4 任務的指揮官，推進商業太空旅行。

綜觀他的人生，Dr. Lindgren 的核心目標始終是成為太空人。他不斷調整自己的位置，提高達成這個目標的機率。這種戰略性的做法讓我好奇。

「你是怎麼把這個夢想分解成一個可以執行的計畫？」我迫切地問。

◆ 把不可能拆解成可能

「當我在小學決定要當太空人的時候，那是一個非常遙遠的目標，」他解釋。「從十一歲的我，到真的成為太空人，中間沒有任何直接的路徑。所以我開始去研究那條路到底長什麼樣。」

「當時沒有網路。所以我讀早期太空人的傳記、讀 NASA 的書，去了解我需要變成什麼樣的人、需要做什麼事，才能成為太空人。」

「我把這些零散的片段放在一起，看出了一個模式 — 大多數太空人曾經是試飛員。所以我設定了一個中繼目標：去了解成為試飛員意味著什麼。進入空軍官校，看起來是往這個中繼目標前進的一條好路徑。」

「這時候，目標就被分解了，時間軸也變短了。我不再想著『怎麼成為太空人』，而是想著『怎麼讓高中成績好到可以申請空軍官校』。

這整件事，就是把一個遙遠的目標，透過你自己，重新想像一次 — 把它分解成更短期、更可達成的目標，然後一邊前進、一邊重新評估。」

這種系統性的目標分解方法，正是我需要聽到的。作為一個不斷問「下一步是什麼？」的人，我意識到我過去的思考過於線性。Dr. Lindgren 示範的，是怎麼從一個遙遠的目標往回推，創造出眼前可以執行的步驟。

「無論如何，最重要的第一步，是確立那個目標，」他繼續說。「第二步，是把那個目標分享給你愛的、你尊敬的人。然後去找可以在那條路上幫助你的 mentor。當你形成了一個核心的支持群體之後，接下來對你有幫助的，就是把目標分解成一個一個連續的部分。」

📍 明天 DAY 3：戰略性師徒關係
林琪兒怎麼從零開始，進到 NASA 實驗室完成碩士論文？

【ENGLISH ORIGINAL】

Throughout his life, Dr. Lindgren's central goal was to become an astronaut, and he constantly adjusted his position to get a better chance of becoming one. This strategic approach fascinated me.

"How did you break down your dream into an actionable plan?" I asked eagerly.

◆ Breaking Down the Impossible

"When I decided to be an astronaut during grade school, it was a far-off goal, and there was no immediate path from where I was at age eleven to ultimately becoming an astronaut," he explained. "So, I started investigating what that path looked like. Without the internet, that meant reading the biographies of early astronauts and books from NASA to see who I needed to be or what I needed to do to become an astronaut."

"I looked at those individual pieces and saw patterns, such as that most astronauts were test pilots, so I set an intermediate goal to learn more about what it meant to become a test pilot. Joining the Air Force Academy seemed like a good intermediate path to get to that goal. Now, the goals were broken down, and the horizon to those goals had become shorter."

"Instead of thinking about becoming an astronaut, I would focus on getting good grades in high school so I could apply to the Air Force Academy. It was about imagining a goal through myself, breaking down the goal into shorter terms and more achievable goals, and then reassessing as I moved along that path."

This systematic approach to goal decomposition was exactly what I needed to hear. As someone constantly asking "What's next?", I realized I had been thinking too linearly. Dr. Lindgren was showing me how to work backwards from a distant goal to create immediate, actionable steps.

"Regardless, the most important thing is to establish that goal," he continued, "and the second thing is to share that goal with the people you love and respect, then try to find mentors who can help you along that path. After you form a central support group, what benefits you is to break that goal down into its contiguous parts."

📍 Tomorrow · DAY 3: The Art of Strategic Mentorship
How did he go from zero connections to completing his master's thesis at a NASA lab?

📖《A Journey Beyond Gravity》第三章
作者：Christopher Liu
受訪者：NASA 太空人 Dr. Kjell Lindgren（林琪兒）
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NASA太空人林琪兒專訪【DAY 1 / 5｜從科幻小說，到戰略規劃】
(中英對照）

起初，寫一本關於太空人的書，對我來說是一件幾乎不可能的事。但完成前兩場採訪之後，我突破了那種對於「做困難的事」的恐懼。跟這些 NASA 的知名人物談話，我開始比較自在，也更有信心踏出下一步。

即使如此，我知道成功不會來自於重複做同樣的事。身為一個高中生，我不斷問自己：「下一步是什麼？」

就是在一次這樣的自我反思中，我遇見了 Dr. Kjell N. Lindgren — 一位出生於台灣的美籍太空人，在 NASA 和 SpaceX 都有經歷，擁有跨文化、跨職涯、跨興趣領域的多元背景。

我很好奇他是如何一邊在各種人生情境中前行、一邊打造出自己的夢想職涯。很幸運地，我有機會和他坐下來，進行了一場對談。

◆ 從科幻小說，到戰略性規劃

我照往常的方式開場：「是什麼啟發你走上成為太空人的這條路？」

「是科幻小說啟發了我，」Dr. Lindgren 說。「讀那些書、看那些科幻電影，我的想像力被那些故事抓住了。而真正的轉捩點，是我看到 Columbia 太空梭發射的那一刻。那是我第一次親眼看到太空梭升空 — 我忽然明白，太空探索不只是科幻小說，那是人類真的在做的事。」

「我很幸運地，遇到幾位老師願意讓我和同學在上課時間去看太空梭發射。這兩件事，鞏固了我成為太空人的夢想。」

「所以，一個小小的啟發的火花，可能變成一輩子的願景，」我回應。「在現在這種多元的媒體環境裡，你會怎麼鼓勵學生去發現自己的熱情？」

他強調了一件很重要的事：

「當我跟年輕的聽眾對話，他們問我『怎麼成為太空人』或『怎麼達成某個目標』，我唯一的建議就是 — 盡可能多讀書。」

「電影把故事的所有畫面都幫你填好了，但書讓你必須自己去想像那些世界、那些角色。最終，那種能夠超越快速、被動的資訊吸收的學習能力，會成為一個人未來成功的工具。」

這個建議讓我深受觸動。在這個資訊唾手可得的時代，Dr. Lindgren 所倡導的，是閱讀所帶來的那種更深層的投入 — 那種持續的專注力，讓你有能力真正理解複雜的問題，發展出戰略思維。

📍 明天 DAY 2：目標分解
林琪兒從十一歲決定要當太空人，到真正成為太空人，他怎麼把這條路拆成可以執行的計畫？

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【ENGLISH ORIGINAL】

At first, writing a book about astronauts seemed like an impossible feat. But after the first two conversations, I broke through my fear of achieving something difficult, and now I felt more comfortable talking with these renowned public figures from NASA and was confident to make the next move.

Even so, I knew that success wouldn't come by doing the same things over and over again. As a high school student, I constantly asked myself, "What's next?"

It was during one of these reflective moments that I encountered Dr. Kjell N. Lindgren, a Taiwan-born American astronaut who worked at NASA and SpaceX, with diverse experiences across cultures, careers, and interests.

I was curious about how he had been able to build his dream career while navigating various life scenarios, and luckily, I had the pleasure to sit down for a conversation with him.

◆ From Science Fiction to Strategic Planning

I began as usual: "What inspired you to pursue a career as an astronaut?"

"Science fiction inspired me," Dr. Lindgren said. "In reading books and watching sci-fi movies, my imagination was captured by those stories. And the turning point for me was watching the Columbia launch. It was at the space shuttle launch for the first time that I grasped that space exploration wasn't just science fiction. It was something people actually did. I was fortunate to have teachers who gave me and my classmates the opportunity to watch the shuttle launch in the middle of the school day. Those two things solidified my dream of becoming an astronaut."

"So, a tiny spark of inspiration might turn into a lifelong vision," I observed. "Given the diverse media landscape today, how would you encourage students to discover their passion?"

He emphasized something crucial: "When I talk to younger audiences, like when they ask me, 'How do I become an astronaut?' or 'How do I achieve this or that goal?', my only advice is to read as much as you can. Movies fill in all the visuals of the story for you, but books allow you to exercise your own imagination to create all those worlds and characters. Eventually, the ability to learn beyond quick, consumer-directed information gives an individual the tools to be successful in the future."

This advice resonated with me deeply. In an age of instant information, Dr. Lindgren was advocating for the deeper engagement that comes from reading — the kind of sustained attention that allows you to truly understand complex problems and develop strategic thinking.

📍 Tomorrow · DAY 2: Goal Decomposition
How did he break down a far-off dream into an actionable plan?

📖《A Journey Beyond Gravity》第三章
作者：Christopher Liu
受訪者：NASA 太空人 Dr. Kjell Lindgren（林琪兒）
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