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Embry-Riddle Introduces ‘Safer Skies’ Video Podcasts

First episode features three-time space shuttle veteranJanet Kavandi

The July 21 landing of the space shuttle Atlantis marked the end of a 30-year program. (Photo: NASA/Bill Ingalls)

By Gordon Gilbert • Contributor - Accidents and Regulations

August 18, 2026

Safer Skies, a new video podcast series from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, features safety experts revealing insights and lessons learned from their experiences in the aviation industry. The segments are hosted by Robert Sumwalt, the executive director of Embry-Riddle’s Boeing Center for Aviation and Aerospace Safety and former NTSB chairman.

Each 30-minute episode offers “rare insight into the experiences of industry experts, the practices that ensure the safety of all who fly, and the ideas that are shaping the future of flight,” Embry-Riddle said. In the Safer Skies’ inaugural episode, Janet Kavandi, a three-time space shuttle veteran who completed a 25-year career with NASA before joining Sierra Space as president, shares an inside look at her career as an astronaut and scientist.

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