My guest this week is David Shilling, a world-renowned British designer who wants to go on a trip to the International Space Station.

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Episode notes: 0:00 Intro 4:00 David's background 6:16 How did the idea to visit the ISS come about? 8:48 Space tourists 10:56 How would you spend your time in Space? 13:34 What are your thoughts on current space suit designs? 15:15 The ISS design 16:42 Axiom's private space station and space design 18:09 The Soviet space program and doing shows in "dangerous places" 20:54 Who would be the best crewmate for a space trip 25:39 Space tourism has come a long way 34:58 Space enthusiasts in Monac 36:00 Reaching out to the next generation 41:37 Bringing humanity to space 48:31 Sci-fi