---
title: Becoming the First Black Female Space Pilot w/ Dr. Sian Proctor
description: In this episode, Peter and Dr. Sian Proctor discuss what it's like piloting a space mission and the purpose of life.
---

[Moonshots with Peter Diamandis ](https://www.diamandis.com/podcast)

# [Becoming the First Black Female Space Pilot w/ Dr. Sian Proctor](https://www.diamandis.com/podcast/sian-proctor)

 Written by [Peter H. Diamandis](https://www.diamandis.com/podcast/author/peter-h-diamandis) | Oct 6, 2022 7:00:00 AM

In this episode, Peter and Dr. Sian Proctor discuss what it's like piloting a space mission and the purpose of life.

## You will learn about:

- What it's like to be a space pilot

- How many purposes can we have in our life?
- The power of curiosity

Dr. Sian Proctor is a commercial astronaut, geology professor, scientist, and poet. She became the first black woman to pilot a spacecraft when she was selected for the “Prosperity” seat alongside the Crew Dragon space capsule.

### Resources

Take a look at [Dr. Proctor’s art & winning poem](https://myspace2inspire.com/).

Listen to Moonshots & Mindsets on: [www.diamandis.com/podcast](https://www.diamandis.com/podcast-live)

### Sponsors

Levels: Real-time feedback on how diet impacts your health. [levels.link/peter](https://levels.link/peter)

Consider a journey to optimize your body with [LifeForce](https://www.mylifeforce.com/).

[View full post](https://www.diamandis.com/podcast/sian-proctor)

```json
{
  "@context" : "http://schema.org",
  "@type" : "BlogPosting",
  "author" : {
    "@type" : "Person",
    "name" : "Peter H. Diamandis"
  },
  "dateModified" : "2026-01-10T08:10:53.035Z",
  "datePublished" : "2022-10-06T07:00:00Z",
  "headline" : "Becoming the First Black Female Space Pilot w/ Dr. Sian Proctor",
  "image" : {
    "@type" : "ImageObject",
    "height" : 720,
    "url" : "https://www.diamandis.com/hubfs/Macro-SianProctor-How%20CURIOSITY%20and%20DETERMINATION%20Led%20to%20the%20First%20Black%20Female%20Space%20Pilot%20%281%29.jpg",
    "width" : 1280
  },
  "mainEntityOfPage" : "https://www.diamandis.com/podcast/sian-proctor",
  "publisher" : {
    "@type" : "Organization",
    "logo" : {
      "@type" : "ImageObject",
      "height" : 60,
      "url" : "/hs/hsstatic/content_shared_assets/static-1.4092/img/default-amp-logo.png",
      "width" : 60
    },
    "name" : "Moonshots with Peter Diamandis"
  }
}
```