Dr Chris Boshuizen is an Australian scientist, explorer, entrepreneur, investor, educator, musician and astronaut. He is a Partner at DCVC, a deep tech investment company focused on funding cutting-edge space companies, and co-founded Planet Labs after leaving NASA Ames Research Center. He flew to space as a passenger on Blue Origin’s New Shepard NS-18 mission on October 13, 2021. In this Astro Ben Podcast interview, Chris talks about that flight, with William Shatner as a crewmate, and about building and investing in space companies.
They also cover pre-flight training, the zero-G flight, how Planet Labs came about, entrepreneurial takeaways, advice for new space entrepreneurs and Chris’s music as Dr Chrispy.
What you will hear in this episode
Music and space
Chris’s experience on Blue Origin’s New Shepard NS-18 mission
William Shatner as a crewmate
Pre-flight training and the zero-G flight
Chris’s thoughts on the launchpad
Exploration, and the timeline for truly accessible access to space
How Planet Labs came about
From Planet to DCVC, and investing in companies like Rocket Lab
Advice for new space entrepreneurs
Chris’s projections for the space industry
Dr Chrispy
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