In Episode 49 Ben speaks to Emily Higgins, the Director of Communications and Special Projects for Uplift Aerospace, documenting and creating the infrastructure for "Next Space" within the aerospace industry using advanced technologies, art, and Web3. Within her role at Uplift, Higgins is also the Director of Space+, the world's first Web3 Space Program. Her role encompasses content production and curation for building brand recognition, and astronaut wrangling. In this episode, Ben and Emily discuss the importance of making space accessible to all, Starborn Treasure Hunt, the future of crypto in space and the importance of educating and community building for Space+. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsor: Spaced Ventures: https://www.spacedventures.com/ to invest shares of actual space startups! OUTLINE: Here’s approximate timestamps for the episode. Follow Space+: 00:00 Intro and thanks to our sponsors - Spaced Ventures 00:47 Emily Higgins 01:28 What on Earth is Web3? 03:30 NFT’s in Space 05:50 Uplift Space & Space+ 12:33 Power of NFT community and how business model stacks up? 15:44 Open Sea & Launches 17:01 Starborn Treasure Hunt 19:33 Educating Space industry on crypto 21:22 Value of crypto in space in the future 25:18 Future astronaut training 29:19 Community Building 31:01 Digital launch viewing? 31:44 Long term vision for Space+ 33:38 To The Moon! 34:38 Wrap ups and socials Follow Space+ Website: https://www.spaceplus.xyz/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/spaceplusnft Discord: https://discord.com/invite/spaceplusnft Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/spaceplusnft/ Opensea: https://opensea.io/collection/launch-pass Starborn Premint: https://www.premint.xyz/starborn-treasure-hunt/ Stay connected with us! Use #Astroben across various social media platforms to engage with us! Website: www.astroben.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/astrobenpodcast/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Gambleonit Linked-in: https://www.linkedin.com/company/astrobenpodcast/