Andy Aldrin: President of the Aldrin Family Foundation

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 Follow the Aldrin Family Foundation Website: https://aldrinfoundation.org/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AldrinFamilyFoundation Twitter: https://twitter.com/AldrinFamilyFdn Stay connected with us! Use #Astroben across various social media platforms to engage with us! (NEW - YOUTUBE): www.youtube.com/@astrobenpodcast Website: www.astroben.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/astrobenpodcast/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Gambleonit LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/astrobenpodcast/