#4 - Space Tourism: Hype vs Reality with Laura Seward Forczyk

Today, I am speaking with Laura Seward Forcyzk.

Laura is the owner of space consulting firm Astralytical specializing in space science, industry, and policy, and also offering space career coaching services. She is a NASA Subject Matter Expert for planetary science missions. She has researched astrophysics and planetary science at three NASA centers, flown two parabolic “Zero Gravity” campaigns and conducted geological research in a meteor crater. She is also the author of "Rise of the Space Age Millennials."

In this episode, we discuss a lot of exciting topics including when are we going to be space tourists, how much do we need to save for going to space and whether we will start going to space for a vacation. We also talk about the use of stratospheric balloons for space tourism, the effects of going to space on the human body as well as the importance of space for Earth.

Follow Laura on Twitter: https://twitter.com/LauraForczyk and check out Astralytical: https://www.astralytical.com/

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Chapters:

01:40: Laura's story
04:35: About Astralytical
07:30: About Laura experiencing zero-gravity
10:42: When are we going to be space tourists? 
14:48: How much do I need to save for going to space? And, when can I go? 
18:18: Are we going to have space hotels? Are we going to start going to space for a vacation?
21:30: Going to the edge of space through stratospheric balloons
25:20: Should we make space tourism more equitable? Can we?
29:26: Why are we talking about the space industry so much these days?
34:26: Laura's take on the developments in the launch sector
37:40: Understanding the importance of space technologies for life on Earth
41:07: Team Moon or Team Mars?
42:21: Team Human Exploration or Team Robotic Exploration?
44:24: What impact does going to outer space have on the human body?
46:26 What is Laura looking forward to in space tech? 
48:21 Is Pluto a planet?
49:23 What is the 1-line you want to say to the space industry?

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