From Soil to the Stars: Zero-G Flight with Dr. Aidyl Gonzalez-Serricchio

From Soil to the Stars with Dr. Aidyl Gonzalez. Her Journey from the Bronx to Alzheimer’s Research, and Her First Zero-G Experience to Prepare for Future Microgravity Research. About Dr. G: Website: https://draidylgonzalez.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/real_dr.g/ Space for Humanity: Website: https://spaceforhumanity.org/ Zero-G 2026 Cohort: https://spaceforhumanity.org/blog/menteesinzerog-zj3d7-rx2yx Timestamps: 0:00 “I’m ready, willing, and able to solve this disease” 0:39 Host intro and episode setup 1:04 How it happened: applying, reaching round two, becoming an alternate 2:39 Why she wants a larger platform (research access for all) 3:08 Two days later she’s headed to France, carrying her mother’s ashes and a data device 3:34 Meeting the cohort and Apollo astronaut Charlie Duke 4:29 First moments of weightlessness 5:03 “Go in zero G” as a lesson in perspective 5:24 Practicing her research settings in the corner 6:33 Interconnection: “we are so much stronger than we give ourselves credit for” 6:51 Charlie Duke: “This is not a simulation. This is real.” 7:50 “When opportunity comes, you grab it” 8:02 Origin story: the Bronx, Operation Bootstrap, the cockroach question 9:22 “There is space for everybody” 10:12 Representation as hugs; the December 1st YouTube channel 11:04 The phone call, her “robot mode” checklist, what she packed 12:41 Meeting the cohort; offering access to each other 13:15 Training day: body expectations, suits, GoPros 14:53 The physics: how a plane creates zero-G 15:46 Three experiences: zero-G, lunar and Mars-style gravity 16:19 The “smack” of pulling out of the parabola, plus bruises 17:13 Her Alzheimer’s “why” and her family history 18:27 After the flight: “We did it… but this is just the beginning” 19:06 What Space for Humanity is and how to apply 20:44 Seeing Earth from altitude: “further away than ever from the Bronx” 21:54 Community support system and lifting others 22:59 Lava tube biomats and why diversity matters 24:33 Alzheimer’s research: environment, epigenetics, gene expression 26:10 The “two deaths” of Alzheimer’s 26:33 Wrap-up: “From Dr. G to zero G” Stay in Touch: ☕ Buy Me a Coffee To Support our Show Website: LatinaInAmericaPodcast.com Instagram - Rosie and Guests Other Show: Life 100 Podcast Article: Life 100 Podcast featured on OPRAH Magazine (@oprahdaily) #26 Linktree and Contact Us: Rosie and Guests