Nika Chinchaladze is a space entrepreneur, CEO and Co-Founder of Altair Enterprises - a space education company with the goal of accelerating the growth of the new space economy by providing globally accessible on-demand learning, fostering international cooperation, and supplying the industry with the next generation workforce - organisers of the International Space Convention - one of the biggest annual space industry business conferences - & the authors of “Space Business 101: 7 Steps to Position Yourself in the Next Trillion Dollar Industry.” In this episode, Ben and Nicholas discuss the aims of the ISC, the challenges of being a space entrepreneur and how to position yourself in the next trillion dollar industry. 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. 00:18 Shout out to our sponsors – Spaced Ventures 01:10 This week’s guest Nika Chinchaladze 02:28 Altair Enterprises 03:15 How Nika met his business partner Martynas 03:57 Passion for space industry? 05:08 The International Space Convention (ISC), how it began? 09:12 Physical vs virtual events 11:34 ISC themes 2023 14:30 Curating speakers 16:00 Challenges for space industry entrepreneurs  18:10 aims for conference  20:20 The next trillion dollar industry - accessibility?  22:40 Co founder relationships  24:50 Altair Academy  27:30 Would Nika go to space? 28:30 Aspirations for Altair?  29:50 Advice for ‘wannabe’ space entrepreneurs  33:00 Wrap up and socials (note Ben means *ISC 2023* - sorry) Follow Altaire:  www.altairenterprises.com and www.altairenterprises.store ISC 2023: Nika would like to give The Astro Ben Podcast listeners 60% off online tickets to ISC 2023! When registering use this discount link: https://bit.ly/ASTROBEN About International Space Convention 2022: ISC 2022 is a hybrid event where you can attend in-person or online and get an exclusive 3-day access to over 95 lectures from over 100 world-renowned space industry speakers and experts, ranging from government space agencies to private space companies discussing everything from new rising trends to advances and concepts in space industry, including: Earth and Deep Space Observation, SatCom and Data Analysis, Human Space Missions, Space Law and Regulations, Commercial Space Travel, Financial Outlook of the Space Industry, Funding Opportunities for the Emerging Space Start-Ups and many more great topics. Get your Free eBook! Space Business 101: 7 Steps to Position Yourself in the Next Trillion Dollar Industry. Here's the link to get the Free eBook: https://bit.ly/space-business-101  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/