Show notes:

In this episode, we imagine a future where you can travel to space from India. Whether you want to go around the earth for three days, walk on the Moon, or live on Mars for an artistic experiment - you can book a spaceflight from India and go where your heart (and wallet) takes you. We hear from some kids about how they picture this future. We hear from a space architect who tells us what commercial space travel might look like in the future for people in general and those in India. And a space lawyer tells us how we can travel responsibly.

Also - stay till the end. There’s a surprise!

Imagined Tomorrow is created and hosted by Shreya Dasgupta. Intro and outro music is by Abhijit Shylanath. Abhishek Madan is the official feedback-provider of script and sound. Get in touch via Twitter, or email imagined.tomorrow@gmail.com. Transcript on https://www.imaginedtomorrow.com/

Guests (in order of appearance):

Nikshep Raman, 11 year-old space sci-fi enthusiast.

Priyoti, 9-year-old travel enthusiast.

Dr. Susmita Mohanty, space architect and founder of India’s first private space company, Earth2Orbit.

Deepika Jeyakodi, space lawyer.

Brief appearance:

Dr. Abhijeet Borkar, an astrophysicist who will hear from in the bonus episode.

Episode music

Interlude music bits from Pixabay. Includes pieces by GioeleFazzeri, Jacques_Barrette, Lesfm and Skilsel

Episode artwork

From Pixabay by 愚木混株CDD20.

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