What does a lifetime of adventure really look like?
In this episode of Plot Twist Radio, I sit down with engineering physicist, inventor, and author Chester L. Richards — a man whose life stretches from memories of World War II to the modern space age.
We talk about working alongside pioneers connected to the Apollo program, guiding rocket technology, and the surreal moment a dream led him to help write a Star Trek episode that would later be honored by the Smithsonian. But beyond the science and history, this conversation becomes something deeper — a reflection on grief, creativity, resilience, and why it’s never too late to begin again.
Chester shares how writing helped him survive devastating loss, why fiction and history are closer than we think, and his definition of adventure: doing something for the first time — no matter your age.
This is a conversation about space…
but even more, it’s a conversation about living.
Find Chester L. Richards and his books From the Potato to Star Trek and Beyond and The Trick Continues in the show notes.
If you enjoy thoughtful conversations about creativity, history, and the unexpected paths life takes — this episode is for you.
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