Orphans of Apollo tells the extraordinary true story of a small group of entrepreneurs who felt, ‘orphaned’ by President Nixons decision to end the NASA Apollo Moon programs and the subsequent years of nominal space activity. This band of brothers took matters into their own hands, and commandeered the Russian Mir Space Station, behind the backs of NASA and the US government. The rebellious, yet pioneering efforts launched the new commercial Space Revolution. This is the remarkable untold story of the greatest secret in the new space race.
This dramatic tale chronicles the adventure of the boldest business plan the Earth has ever seen. ‘MirCorp’, the entrepreneurial company, commandeered the Russian space station to be an outpost for what was intended to be the first phase of a trillion dollar business. The project was to include mining of asteroids, gravity free laboratories, a space ‘hotel’, and a research facility. MirCorp was the ultimate start-up company, and unlike anything the universe has ever seen.
Partnering with the Irish Centre for Composites Research, University of Limerick we will have a live link with Michael Potter, Senior Fellow at the International Institute of Space Commerce.
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