Space Marketing Podcast guests are Dr. Kirby Runyon and Ken Bowdon. They are planetary geologists as well as space tourists. We chat about space mining and space tourism. The space tourism conversation was about Virgin Galactic’s astronaut program, the PlaneX experiences, and analog missions.
Video episode: https://youtu.be/i1dzTNNqZE8
ABOUT DR. KIRBY RUNYON
Dr. Kirby Runyon loves experiential space exploration and works as a NASA-funded planetary geologist, space tour guide, and inspirational speaker. He coaches flyers in weightlessness with the Zero Gravity Corporation and takes commercial Future Astronauts through educational geology hikes, explaining the science behind the view they'll have from space. In 2022 he started his company Planex – Planetary Experience Consulting LLC.
Founder/CEO Planex - Planetary Experience Consulting LLC.
NASA-funded planetary geologist
Space Tour Guide
kirby@planex.space
ABOUT KEN BOWDON
Planetary geologist
Bowdon Energy Corporation
Future Virgin Galactic astronaut
DISCUSSION NOTES:
Planex – Planetary Experience Consulting
Space Tourism Conference
April 28, 2023
Los Angeles, CA
https://www.spacetourismconf.com/
Spaceport America
https://www.spaceportamerica.com
Virgin Galactic
Overview Effect - Author Frank White
Zero G
https://www.gozerog.com/zero-g-research-programs/
Space Marketing Podcast episode: https://spacemarketingpodcast.com/episode/space-marketing-podcast-with-matt-gohd-with-zero-g-flights
Reboot the Suit
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/smithsonian/reboot-the-suit-bring-back-neil-armstrongs-spacesu
Planetary Society
ABOUT IZZY
Izzy's website - https://izzy.house
Author of Space Marketing: Competing in the new commercial space industry on Amazon and Audible - https://bit.ly/Space-Marketing
Podcast host for Space Marketing Podcast - https://spacemarketingpodcast.com Organizer for Space for Kentucky Roundtable - https://spaceforkentucky.com/
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