The Space Experience: Roman Chiporukha - Space VIP
With space tourism so much in the news over the past year, millions of people are looking for the space experience. And while many of us may never make it off planet, there are still ways that non-astronauts can at least get a taste of what space is like.
On this edition of The Ex Terra podcast, Tom Patton talks with Roman Chiporukha, the co-founder and CEO of Space VIP, a company that helps arrange spaceflights and the space experience through a variety of vendors.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KdI2gGmCHZA
The stated mission of Space VIP is "To enable future generations of private astronauts, aggregate the incessant flow of information, and embolden the citizens of Earth to participate in New Space."
Those opportunities include ground-based "Earthanaut" experiences such as astronaut training, simulation experiences, simulated suborbital and orbital training, spacesuit operations training and an aerobatic flight test course.
Aquanaut experiences include multi-day stays aboard the Aquarius Reef Base in Florida, a Titanic Survey Expedition and a robotic journey to the bottom of the Mariana Trench.
Trips to the edge of space and beyond include a high-altitude balloon flight aboard Spaceship Neptune, Suborbital flights offered by Virgin Galactic and Blue Origin, as well as orbital flights with SpaceX, and eventually excursions to the ISS and private space stations in Earth Orbit.
Roman will be one of the featured speakers at the upcoming Space Tourism Conference on April 28th, Registration for the conference is open now, and the organizers are offering a 20 percent discount on registration using the code PRTorg22.
How does what happens in space affect your everyday life? The Ex Terra podcast is dedicated to introducing you to many of the interesting people involved in the commercial space industry, and taking you behind the scenes with many of the companies making significant contributions to the new space economy. The podcast is available on Anchor, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Breaker, Overcast, Pocketcasts and Radio Public.
** Roman will be one of the featured speakers at the upcoming Space Tourism Conference (https://www.spacetourismconf.com) in Los Angeles, CA on April 28th.
** Get 20% registration at the Space Tourism Conference with the code: PRTorg22