5 Major Takeaways from Virgin Galactic&Blue Origin | July 2021 Review| The Balance: Billionaire Space Race - a podcast by Alex G. Orphanos, Science Communicator
from 2021-07-28T00:23:48
It has been one space-filled July! Today in Space we share our 5 major takeaways from everything human spaceflight this month...because that's a thing now!? But seriously, there's a lot to unpack here. It's not just logical and technological, but emotional and complicated. So let's talk about it
We want to know what this billionaire space race means to you. Email us at todayinspacepodcast@gmail.com or on social media @todayinspacepod!
To stir up the conversation, we discuss:
1. Capsules vs. Spaceships
2. Astronauts vs. Space Tourists
3. Wealth, Inequality, & open-access to space
4. Rage Against the 'Machine' of Humanity
5. The Affect of Human Spaceflight - why are these missions so emotional!!??
We also share a New Concept thanks to Jacob Hoffman for a new inclusive term 'spaceflyer' that acknowledges the magic of being a space tourist, but maintains the unique certification & skill for becoming an Astronaut or Cosmonaut. And the FAA tends to agree, and so would we.
Blue Origin Test Flight Replay:
https://youtu.be/tMHhXzpwupU
Virgin Galactic Unity22 Replay:
https://youtu.be/ZPrB3WvnZpE
FAA Revises criteria for commercial astronaut wings:
https://spacenews.com/faa-revises-criteria-for-commercial-astronaut-wings/
The origin of the term "Spaceflyers" - Jacob Hoffman @wildlingupnorth:
https://twitter.com/wildlingupnorth/status/1418205715336892433
Blue Origin:
Jeff Beezos and his brother will go to space: https://www.blueorigin.com/news/jeff-bezos-first-human-flight
Auction closes at 28 million for ride with Beezos brothers to Space:
https://www.blueorigin.com/news/the-very-first-seat-on-new-shepard-sells-for-28-million
https://youtu.be/Ik0XTCv17LY - Some of the broadcast
SpaceX Inspiration4 team training before orbital launch into space
Crew Details: https://inspiration4.com/crew
The Mission: https://inspiration4.com/mission
Training & Progress: https://www.instagram.com/Inspiration4/
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