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

https://planex.space

Space Tourism Conference

April 28, 2023

Los Angeles, CA

https://www.spacetourismconf.com/

Spaceport America

https://www.spaceportamerica.com

Virgin Galactic

https://www.virgingalactic.com/sign-up/?gclid=CjwKCAiAioifBhAXEiwApzCztrhzBUtaTh7WszYw3jIKo9D6WKwyMcrIdlxA8bJDzWKyQULHs6DYOBoCtYsQAvD_BwE

Overview Effect – Author Frank White

https://frankwhiteauthor.com

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

https://www.planetary.org/?gclid=CjwKCAiAioifBhAXEiwApzCztjo32IbquAuBrVmJzPpwMEwqVzHZW7rZL8O61zou8Y95Oq_KVZs32hoCL2QQAvD_BwE

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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