Deborah Sass: Co-Founder of Space Hero

SPACE HERO is a global casting show searching for the next generation of space explorers. The winning candidate of Space Hero will be launched into Earth's orbit and live aboard the International Space Station (ISS) for up to 10 days on a Private Astronaut Mission. It will be the biggest prize ever to be given away on a TV show – a $55m ticket to the ISS! In Episode 11, we hear from co-founder of Space Hero, Deborah Sass, who admits to not knowing what the ISS was a few years ago, to now building a global company to get a 'normal' person there in 2023!  00:17 Intro to episode/summary of last weeks episode 01:31 What is Space Hero? 02:14 Introducing Deborah 02:46 Why Deborah lives on Ibiza 04:10 How Deborah got from traditional media to Space Hero 06:00 Ben cries about having his phone stolen 06:40 How Deborah meet CO-founder Thomas? 07:57 What is the ISS? 10:42 Ben is slightly jealous of Space Hero's concept 11:05 So what is Space Hero? 11:43 What will the competition involve? 13:06 Is Space Hero like X-Factor? Do people vote? 14:06 Deborah's analogy - chubby guy from Carphone Warehouse that wants to be an opera singer 15:15 Is diversity and inclusion a factor in the competition? 19:00 What if all the extremely well qualified people apply? 21:40 What is Space Hero really and where is it going to be streamed? 23:23 Why is Space Hero head quarters in London? 23:51 What is going to be the biggest challenge in getting Space Hero going? 26:34 Compared to Inspiration 4 and how big could 'space based' reality shows be? 28:30 How high are the barriers and what are Space Hero Insiders? 30:34 Anything new to announce? 31:50 Thanks Deborah! 32:13 Wrap Up Social Media Website: https://www.spacehero.org/ Twitter: https://www.spacehero.org/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/spacehero/?viewAsMember=true Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/spaceheromedia/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/space_hero_media/ Mentions Space Diversity Education Satellites Astronomy space exploration NASA career interplanetary Earth SpaceX Science  Rockets Science Education Diversity Inclusivity Engineer Masters Space Rocket Science Space Educator School students astronaut astronauts exploration equity postgrad postgraduate Inspiration Apollo Mission Neil Armstrong Blue Origin teacher astroben hero spacehero tv competition spacetravel comp television ISS ESA Stay connected with us! Use #Astroben across various social media platforms to engage with us! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/astrobenpodcast/ Website (coming soon): www.astroben.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/gambleonit?lang=en Please subscribe and rate - Ad Astra!