Astralytical is a space consulting firm focusing on space science, space industry, and space policy analysis. Their specialty is high-quality big-picture outlook and multidisciplinary space trends in the aerospace sector, particularly the emerging space economy.  In this episode, Ben chats to Laura (the founder of Astralytical) about her career, how she has carved out a niche for herself, overcome challenges and discriminations in the workplace and her new book “Becoming Off-Worldly”. 00:18 intro to episode 28 - Laura Forczyk 01:22 Space Twitter - importance of connection with community  03:00 Laura’s background and career to date 07:24 How did Astralytical come about? 11:31 Who are the startups that come to Laura and why 14:51 Importance of data 16:02 “Becoming Off-Worldly” out now! Order here  22:02 Space tourism experiences differ - i.e Chris Boshuizen 23:08 “To the Moon?’  24:36 Being a feminist in the Space industry  29:39 What can men do to speak up against sexism in the space industry? 32:46 Brooke Owens Fellowship  36:45 Hardest part of starting Astralytical? 39:18 Bens wrap up 40:28 Social Media’s Social Media Website: https://www.astralytical.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Astralytical Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/astralytical/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Astralytical/ Stay connected with us! Use #Astroben across various social media platforms to engage with us! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/astrobenpodcast/ Website (coming soon): www.astroben.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/gambleonit?lang=en Please subscribe and rate - Ad Astra!