{"id":3457,"date":"2021-10-25T11:00:41","date_gmt":"2021-10-25T15:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/podcasts\/?p=3457"},"modified":"2026-03-26T15:15:57","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T19:15:57","slug":"a-new-way-to-experience-space-with-space-perspective","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/podcasts\/startups\/a-new-way-to-experience-space-with-space-perspective\/","title":{"rendered":"A New Way to Experience Space with Space Perspective"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"embed-megaphone\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"200\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/playlist.megaphone.fm\/?e=TLFIE2642424974\" width=\"100%\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><!-- Megaphone -->\n\n\n<p>The dream of going to space and experiencing zero gravity has only been realized by a handful of people. Commercial space flights are seeking to change this by creating a space tourism industry that will make it possible for more people to go past the edge of the earth. Currently, companies that are heavily invested in the industry compete on how far you can go, the quality of the experience, and the cost of getting there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Today, I\u2019m talking to Taber MacCallum, co-founder, and co-CEO of Space Perspective, a human spaceflight company planning to take people and payloads to the edge of space by balloon. He was also a founding member of the Biosphere 2 design, development, test, and operations team as well as a crew member in the first two-year mission.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this episode, you\u2019ll hear about the goals of Space Perspective and the achievements that they\u2019ve had so far. You\u2019ll also learn about the spacecraft Neptune and what it\u2019ll take to be on the initial commercial trips to space. We also discuss the role that Siemens plays in helping companies create digital designs and perform well-rounded simulations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Join Siemens startups program to grow your startup to its full potential with the right software solution:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sw.siemens.com\/en-US\/digital-transformation\/xcelerator-startup-solutions\/design-simulation-startups\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Siemens Startups Program: from idea to market leader with the right tools<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Listen to this episode of&nbsp;Startups: A New Way to Experience Space with Space Perspective&nbsp;to learn how Space Perspective is using Siemens software to create the safest way to travel to space.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video controls src=\"https:\/\/videos.mentor-cdn.com\/mgc\/videos\/5400\/6b3a9fee-e2ff-467f-9d6d-a3dfa06e734f-en-US-video.mp4\"><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Also, you can access this podcast via&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/hardware-startups-digitalization-to-realization-podcast\/id1527528898\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">iTunes<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/26s0XADllRzIzmVf3aUS5q\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Spotify<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/tunein.com\/podcasts\/Technology-Podcasts\/Hardware-Startups-Digitalization-to-Realization-P-p1357195\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">TuneIn<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/feeds.acast.com\/public\/shows\/5f1ed522ab65d03a95452ff6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">RSS<\/a>, and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/podcast\/hardware-startups-digitalization-to-realization-podcast\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Stitcher.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Keep up to date with Space Perspective&#8217;s journey at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spaceperspective.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">spaceperspective.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"bio-block row\">\n    <div class=\"col-3 order-first bio-pic\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2021\/10\/Paul-Musto.jpg\" alt=\"Host: Paul Musto- Portfolio Development Executive at Siemens Digital Industries Software\" \/>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"col-9 bio-info\">\n        <div class=\"bio-header\">\n            <h4 class=\"speakerintro\">Host: Paul Musto- Portfolio Development Executive at Siemens Digital Industries Software<\/h4>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"bio-biography\">\n            <p>Paul Musto is a Portfolio Development Executive for Siemens Digital Industries Software focused on delivering design and simulation software solutions to small and medium sized businesses (SMB), including companies in the early startup stage. Prior to his current role at Siemens, Paul was Director of Marketing for the Electronic Board Systems segment at Mentor Graphics (now part of Siemens), responsible for driving product strategy, go-to-market solutions, and market development. Paul has over 30 years of electronics and software design experience. Prior to joining Mentor, Paul led a software development organization at Cadence Design Systems, responsible for Cadence\u2019s electronic engineering implementation tools. Throughout his career, Paul has extensive experience serving in various technical, product marketing, and business development roles. Paul holds a B.S.E.E. from Worcester Polytechnic Institute in Worcester, MA<\/p>        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"bio-contact\">\n            <p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/paul-musto\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Connect with Paul Musto on LinkedIn<\/a><\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"bio-block row\">\n    <div class=\"col-3 order-last bio-pic\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2021\/10\/Taber.jpg\" alt=\"Guest: Taber MacCallum-Founder, Co-CEO at Space Perspective\" \/>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"col-9 bio-info\">\n        <div class=\"bio-header\">\n            <h4 class=\"speakerintro\">Guest: Taber MacCallum-Founder, Co-CEO at Space Perspective<\/h4>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"bio-biography\">\n            <p>A serial space entrepreneur, former Chairman of Commercial Spaceflight Federation, and a technology innovator with numerous patents. Co-Founder and CTO of multiple innovative space companies. The latest venture is Space Perspective, a human spaceflight company committed to fundamentally changing people\u2019s view and perception of Earth.<br \/><br \/>In 2011, Co-Founder and CTO of World View, a stratosphere technology company providing flights with its innovative balloon-based Stratollite for applications in communications in remote locations, insights into tornado predictions, and game-changing remote sensing applications.<br \/><br \/>Co-Founder and former President of Paragon Space Development Corporation, a human spaceflight technology firm, developing spaceflight technologies, with hardware on most human spacecraft, and experiments onboard the International Space Station.<br \/><br \/>Member of the first crew on a two-year mission inside of Biosphere 2, the world\u2019s first human-made biosphere and prototype space base, designed the analytical systems that monitored the safety of air, food and water.<\/p>        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"bio-contact\">\n            <p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/tabermaccallum\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Connect with Taber MacCallum on LinkedIn<\/a><\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The dream of going to space and experiencing zero gravity has only been realized by a handful of people. 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