#37 Laura Forczyk, Astralytical

This week’s guest is Laura Forczyk, a planetary scientist turned space consultant and also author. We talk about a wide range of subjects in space, including what is currently going on in space tourism.

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If you speak German, also check out my recently published introductory book on the space economy.

Episode notes

0:00 Intro

2:00 The Blue Origin auction

7:25 Yusaku Maezawa's dearMoon and Space selection processes

11:50 Tom Cruise and artists in space

14:55 How do you build a sustainable business on the moon?

16:23 Space project timelines

19:03 Should funding make us more optimistic on space?

22:54 Laura's background

26:14 Writing a book on space tourism

30:03 NASA's Venus mission

32:42 The overview effect

38:37 A China vs. USA space race (or not)?

41:55 Sub-Orbital point to point flights

46:30 The space age Millennials & Generation Zs

49:21 Diversity in the space industry

51:34 Advice for the next generation in the space industry

54:08 What are relevant trends?

56:55 Sci-Fi