Author: GadgetNate
1457 – Sam
Sam and I are both Space Hero Insiders, which I should tell you a little about first. Space Hero is a world wide, reality TV contest with a grand prize of a 10 day trip to the International Space Station (ISS). There have been many other contests that aimed to send someone to space that never amounted to much. Why should Space Hero be different? Well, first off, Dr. Moriba Jah is one of their spokespeople. He is a professor at the University of Texas in Austin, and he spoke at the September 2020 meeting of the North Houston Space Society. Also, Axiom Space announced that they have agreed to facilitate the travel of the winner to the ISS. Axiom Space has a contract with SpaceX to have the first all private mission to the ISS. Axiom Space is also taking Tom Cruise to the ISS next fall. Since signing up to become a Space Hero Insider, I have also met one of the co-founders, Deborah Sass. And it seems to me that this is really going to happen. And I would recommend that YOU sign up for their mailing list and apply to be a Space Hero Insider as well: http://SpaceHero.Me
Back to Sam. Sam Giedzinski is a writer and an engineer. “I have spent most of my life pursuing both engineering and writing: fields that represent the perfect storm of endless creative opportunities.”
His short story “Marshmallows” was published in the 2019 Stylus literary journal, and a draft of my second novel, “Island Rain,” was a featured capstone project in the University of Maryland Arts Scholars 2019 Academic Showcase. He has narrated the thrilling short story “Frankenstein’s Soldier” by Hal Lewis and the mystery novel “What We Kill” by Howard Odentz, both of which are available through iTunes, Amazon, and Audible. The audiobook edition of his short story collection—also narrated by him—is also available.
You can buy his short story collection, NINE MILLION MARSHMALLOWS AND MORE, on Bookshop, IndieBound, Barnes & Noble, and—if you really love supporting billionaires—Amazon.
You can also view his author page on Amazon.
And hear him narrate audiobooks from other authors! Listen Now on Audible.
Be sure and check out his website: https://giedzinski.com/
Follow him on Twitter: https://twitter.com/giedzinski
and Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/scgiedzinski/
and connect with him on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/giedzinski/
and Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/giedzinski
1458 – Dennis
1459 – Britt
1460 – James
1461 – Chris
1462 – Vaishnav
1463 – Aaron
Some thoughts from Aaron in his own words:
I believe that space exploration will lead to incredible advancements for the human race and ultimately secure our continued existence. I am very excited to see the advancements to come out of science during this push for space travel.
In my day to day life, I work for a Houston based company that makes explosive and drug detection systems for military and law enforcement and we also make a COVID test that was just used to secure the Astra rocket team!
1464 – Lin
1465 – Leena
Leena lives in Houston and works in the oil and gas industry. She is a published author working on her second book that will deal with smartphone adiction.
Her first book was CultureShock! Dubai, which I’ve just ordered. It is perfect timing because I’m hoping to go to Dubai in October. The International Astronautical Congress (IAC) is going to be there this year (https://iac2021.org/) Also the World Expo is in Dubai at that time as well (https://www.expo2020dubai.com/).
We had a wide ranging discussion about technology and its influence on everyday life. We also talked about some space technology that will transform the world we live in. SpaceX Starlink will provide global, high speed internet access. (I’d recommend signing up to be notified when the beta is available in our area:https://www.starlink.com/) Also, SpaceX Starship is something that is definitely worth keeping an eye on. I think over the course of the next 10 years it will transform our world like the 747 did for air travel: https://www.spacex.com/vehicles/starship/
The future is going to be an amazing place, but I have a feeling it will have culture shock of its own.