Jul 25, 2024
In episode 102, chats to Roman Chiporukha, founder of SpaceVIP and co-founder of the luxury lifestyle management firm Roman & Erica. They dive deep into the burgeoning world of private space exploration, discussing the fascinating journey of introducing the final passenger to Axiom’s Ax-1 mission—a $50 million ticket to the first all-private space mission to the International Space Station.
Roman shares his insights on making space exploration more accessible to the private sector, the exciting future of Michelin-starred meals in space, and how celebrities and billionaires are shaping the next frontier.
OUTLINE:
Here’s approximate timestamps for the episode.
00:14 Introduction to Episode
00:50 Origin story or not!
03:00 Axiom1 and selling a $50m ticket!
05:58 Space VIP https://www.spacevip.com/
07:24 Experience in luxury lifestyle management
09:05 Michelin-starred meals in Space
13:44 Space Perspective https://spaceperspective.com/
16:30 The Space Prize Foundation https://www.spaceprize.org/
21:10 SpaceVIP Products/Experiences in the pipeline
26:30 Risks with these experiences
32:40 Celebs in Space
40:00 Final thought - WHY SPACE
41:50 Wrap Up and socials
Connect with Roman Chiporukha
Website: https://www.spacevip.com/
X: https://twitter.com/getmaxspace
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/spacevip/
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