Jonny Kim

Astronaut, Santa Monica native, former Navy SEAL

Astronaut, Santa Monica native, former Navy SEAL

Jonny Kim on KCRW

“The one thing I didn't have as a kid was a lot of confidence. And I didn't think being an astronaut was for people like me,” Kim says.

Jonny Kim, from Santa Monica high school to NASA space program

“The one thing I didn't have as a kid was a lot of confidence. And I didn't think being an astronaut was for people like me,” Kim says.

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