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The Astro Ben Podcast


Jan 13, 2023

Andy Aldrin is the President of the Aldrin Family Foundation, a charity dedicated to harnessing the inspiration of space to ignite a passion for STEAM education in students of all ages and backgrounds.

In this episode, Ben and Andy talk about the Aldrin Family Foundation, why they have teamed up with the University of Sunderland (in the UK), what it was like growing up with Buzz as a father and the future of Space tourism!

Spaced Ventures: https://www.spacedventures.com/ to invest into shares of actual space startups!

OUTLINE:

Here’s approximate timestamps for the episode.

00:17 Spaced Ventures www.spacedventures.com

00:41 Andy Aldrin Introduction

01:23 New Years resolution/thoughts

03:15 Artemis 1 & Starship

05:25 Polaris Dawn & Space Tourism

06:20 Launch cost

10:38 Buzz Aldrin as a father

13:00 Aldrin Family Foundation (AFF)

15:09 Space Tourism and access to space

22:04 The night sky

22:36 AFF origin

27:47 Why Sunderland?

28:50 Differences between UK and US students

34:33 Wrap up and socials

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