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Beth Mund

Analog Astronaut, Former NASA Communications Officer & Host of the Casual Space Podcast

Beth Mund is an analog astronaut, former NASA communications officer, keynote speaker, and host of the Casual Space Podcast. During her time at NASA, she served as a Public Affairs Officer and communications manager for the International Space Station program, helping share the stories behind human spaceflight and scientific discovery. Beth has completed analog astronaut missions simulating both Mars and lunar exploration, including missions at HI-SEAS in Hawaii and the Lunares Research Station in Poland. She is also the Executive Director of STORIES of Space, an international project that sends human-written stories into space to inspire scientific literacy and public engagement with exploration.