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Nicole Stott

Astronaut | Aquanaut | Artist

Nicole Stott
TEDxSugarland - The Glass Floor Reaching for the Stars
Nicole Stott
NASA Interview - In Their Own Words
Nicole Stott
Being a Mom and a Space Explorer
Space Suit Art Project
Hypercubes and Measuring Our Planet
Nicole
Nicole Stott
Nicole Stott
Nicole Stott
TEDxSugarland - The Glass Floor Reaching for the Stars
Nicole Stott
NASA Interview - In Their Own Words
Nicole Stott
Being a Mom and a Space Explorer
Space Suit Art Project
Hypercubes and Measuring Our Planet

Nicole Stott has explored from the heights of outer space to the depths of our oceans. She has dedicated her life to sharing her spaceflight experience and the beauty of Earth with others. She believes that sharing the orbital and inner space perspectives has the power to increase everyone’s appreciation of and obligation to care for our home planet and each other.

A veteran NASA Astronaut, Nicole’s experience includes two spaceflights and 104 days living and working in space on both the Space Shuttle and the International Space Station (ISS). She performed one spacewalk; she was the first person to fly the robotic arm to capture the free flying HTV cargo vehicle; she was the last crew member to fly to and from their ISS mission on a Space Shuttle; and she was a member of the crew of the final flight of the Space Shuttle Discovery, STS-133. A personal highlight of Nicole’s spaceflight was painting the first watercolor in space.

Nicole is also a NASA Aquanaut, who — in preparation for spaceflight and along with her NEEMO9 crew — lived and worked during an 18-day, and longest saturation mission to date, on the Aquarius undersea habitat.

As an artist, and now retired from NASA, Nicole combines her artwork and spaceflight experience to inspire creative thinking about solutions to our planetary challenges, to raise awareness of the surprising interplay between science and art, and to promote the amazing work being done every day in space to improve life right here on Earth.

Nicole writes a SciArt themed column called Space for Art for ROOM:The Space Journal; she curates SciArt themed exhibits that showcase the art of astronauts and other scientific and technical communities; and she leads the space themed art and healing Spacesuit Art Project.

Premiering in March 2018, Nicole is featured in National Geographic’s One Strange Rock, a documentary series hosted by Will Smith and directed by Darren Aronofsky. She can also be seen in Arrow Media’s Man-Made Planet and Planetary Collective’s Overview.

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Presentations listed below include in-person and virtual keynotes, as well as workshops, fireside chats, and other presentation formats.

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  • Nicole is extraordinarily genuine and passionate in her love of space and science, and has an unparalleled ability to engage and connect with her audience. She is a master storyteller. Her tales are so vivid and descriptive that you can practically imagine yourself readying for launch, doing a space walk, or painting with water colours in zero gravity.

    Nicole’s real strength, though, is that she is able to relate her experiences so clearly to that of the audience — in our case clean technology entrepreneurs and investors. Her messages about leadership, teamwork and the environment were perfectly tailored and resonated strongly with the audience. We did a fireside chat, and she was so easy to connect with. I felt like I was speaking with an old friend, not a remarkably accomplished astronaut whom I had met only once before when we had our prep call. The time went too quickly — I didn’t want it to end. I can’t say enough about both what a delight Nicole was to engage with, and how much she added to our event.

  • Nicole Stott is engaging, inspiring, and a true role model for girls and women of all ages to look up to. Her stories and photos from her time in space are captivating and all eyes were on her the whole time.

  • Nicole spent time with our senior executive team and delivered a powerful and inspirational message on engagement and innovation. Her ability to share her NASA experiences and then articulate similarities to our own environment was especially effective. A superb active listener during our prep. calls, she shined in her ability to weave in our culture, while balancing science and art throughout her presentation.   This made her more believable and her stories more relevant.  Nicole set up an open environment for our executives to embrace new thinking and possibilities, while also being realistic in the challenges to overcome.  My takeaway, in Nicole’s own words, “opportunities come from seeing things with new perspective.”  She successfully helped us achieve this… it was a great session!

  • Nicole is a master storyteller whose keen perception and open heart allow her to weave together the many lessons and insights from her experience training for and flying in space in a way that makes immediate, intuitive sense to her audience.  We recently had an opportunity to bring a client from a global health and pharmaceutical company to the Space Coast in Florida for 3 days of intensive learning and exploration with people and organizations in the space industry.  The leaders in our group were exploring big questions without easy answers and the time we spent with Nicole was a major highlight of the trip.  Despite a litany of accomplishments that might make her unapproachable to some, Nicole’s easy style and genuine curiosity about others’ experiences is an instant equalizer.  Her ability to connect spaceflight examples to everyday human challenges and desires makes her both inspiring and immediately impactful.  It was a true pleasure to work with Nicole and we’d jump at the opportunity to partner on future projects.

  • NASA astronaut Nicole Stott also took time out from her holiday to provide a fascinating insight into the final mission of the Space Shuttle, Discovery. As a graduate of the Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in the USA she was well placed to converse with delegates on the more technical aspects of the Shuttle’s mission and capabilities.

     

  • Nicole presented to our entire company at our annual safety meeting, and her inspirational message made a huge impact on our team. Jetco Delivery is in the trucking and logistics business. Our industry carries great operating risk and the potential for tragic outcomes if the wrong decisions are made. Nicole’s  ability to tell the story of her NASA experiences and the importance of teamwork was moving and perfectly fit with our meeting’s theme. Her attentiveness to our message and ability to weave in aspects of our culture into her own presentation made her relatable and had a huge impact on our group. Nicole gave our team an enhanced sense of mission.  They learned that the same formula needed to launch the space shuttle into to orbit and return home safely also applies to our mission critical functions here on the ground! We greatly appreciated Nicole sharing her experiences and inspiring our team to reach their full potential – to reach for the stars.

  • Nicole Stott…has served as Commencement speaker on several occasions, each time engaging the entire audience but still directly connecting with the graduates. She is one of the few Commencement speakers whose remarks will long be remembered.

  • Nicole Stott delivers a riveting and powerful message on how training and teamwork through space exploration preparation and execution expands perspective, builds community and is a unique opportunity for personal and professional growth. She is a role model for all, and her personal journey and story is a great example how through extraordinary human spirit and hard work anyone can achieve their goals. Her inspirational message about leadership, and her ability to relate and parlay her message to AORE conference attendees was impeccable.

  • Nicole Stott delivers a riveting and powerful message on how training and teamwork through space exploration preparation and execution expands perspective, builds community and is a unique opportunity for personal and professional growth. She is a role model for all, and her personal journey and story is a great example how through extraordinary human spirit and hard work anyone can achieve their goals. Her inspirational message about leadership, and her ability to relate and parlay her message to AORE conference attendees was impeccable.”

  • Nicole’s presentation was for many the highlight of the 2015 NCSSS Professional Conference. Her story provided us with an understanding of her unique path to the International Space Station. And most importantly, we learned how our students might pursue careers in space exploration. The photos she presented are amazing. The shot of her looking out the window is my favorite. It was clear that the NCSSS members in the audience were inspired by her presentation and excited to share her narrative with their students.”

  • I found Ms. Stott’s speech uplifting and inspiring. Her passion for aviation and her experience as an astronaut exemplified how pursuing STEM can provide limitless opportunities for students beyond the classroom. I feel a deeper sense of purpose in making STEM, and the opportunities available through STEM careers, real for my students.

  • The event with Nicole was fantastic! Her presentation overall was very compelling, and the fact that she fashioned her remarks around what we do in education was perfect.

    I have had nothing but the most glowing remarks from our staff. We’ve been doing keynote speakers for our staff opening for about six years now and many of them told me that Nicole’s visit was their favorite.

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