Space Business Podcast Space Business Podcast #91 - dearMoon crew: Karim Iliya
This is our second conversation with a crew member of the dearMoon project. Just as a reminder, dearMoon will be a circumlunar Starship mission, to which Japanese entrepreneur Yusaku "MZ" Maezawa has invited 8 artists to join him. One of those lucky 8 is the photographer, filmmaker and whale swimming guide Karim Iliya. We talk about his expectations and objectives for the mission. Enjoy!
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Timestamps
0:00 Intro
2:58 Hawaii, Iceland and the Moon
4:41 The most fascinating thing about the Moon
06:04 How Karim got interested in Space
8:22 The future of space exploration
11:52 Initial application for dearMoon
14:23 Taking photos in microgravity
18:42 Summary of Karim's work
22:26 Thoughts before going to Space
25:12 What would aliens photograph on Earth?
27:58 Absence of life in Space
30:00 The moment Karim found out he was selected
36:00 Research and preparations for the mission
37:54 Remaining key questions
40:37 Special items to bring along on the mission