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1077 (Special Edition) |  Listen to the show! | | Aired on December 23rd, 2008 | | Guest: Kris Kimel |
| Guest: Kris Kimel, president and founder of KSTC, was the guest for this Space Show program to discuss Kentucky Space (Please see : www.kentuckyspace.com for more details). Mr. Kimel explained the origins of Kentucky Space and later in the show, he told us about his ambitious 2009 plans which include three balloon launches and up to two suborbital launches. By June, they hope to fly at least one, maybe two orbital payloads, push further along in their collaboration with UC Berkeley and Johns Hopkins University, and do more with CubeSats and Bob Twiggs in the fall of 2009! During the show, we discussed in detail the program with the six participating Kentucky universities, the students, their leadership and professors, and the credit they receive for their work in the program. Kris described several of the possible small satellites that would be part of the program and we discussed some of the difficulties with such a program such as the lack of wide spread availability of student launches. Kris also told us about the event IdeaFestival which can be found at http://www.ideafestival.com/ . Leadership, management, and financing were also topics discussed plus potential participation from students outside Kentucky. We also talked about the N-Prize and possible Kentucky Space interest in the project. As you will hear, this is a first rate program with quality space and business leadership. If you have a question or comment for Kris Kimel, please contact him at kkimel@kstc.com. |
| About our guest... |
Kris Kimel
Kris Kimel is President and a founder of the Kentucky Science and Technology Corporation (KSTC), a non-profit company with an international reputation for designing and implementing a range of innovative initiatives. Over the 21 year life of KSTC dozens of projects have been funded by diverse supporters involving corporations, private foundations, state and federal governments. KSTC funds important R&D and technology commercialization projects at Kentucky universities. It also designed and manages the Kentucky Enterprise Fund (KEF)…an early-stage venture fund which currently holds over 60 equity positions in innovation-driven Kentucky companies. e has been the author and contributor to numerous articles and reports and is widely recognized as a leader in the areas of science and technology policy, entrepreneurship and innovation having presented on these topics at numerous national and international conferences. Kimel is also the founder of the international IdeaFestival®. e was leader bhind the vision and implementation of Kentucky Space….a unique enterprise involving a consortium of universities, companies and other organizations centered on the design, launch and operations of small satellites and other spacecraft.
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