Casual Space 126: Introducing: Space Drinks Association
Today on the podcast…. Beth welcomes back Chris Carberry to help introduce Space Drinks Association, a new organization comprised of diverse and unique collection of brewers, distillers, space exploration professionals, farmers, medical professionals, inventors, hospitality professionals, enthusiasts and futurists who are actively advancing the production and consumption of alcohol in space!
Listen as Chris and Beth say "cheers" to the holiday weekend, and to all of the great potential benefits (and potential challenge) that the SDA plans to create for mission success: "To work to encourage, promote and celebrate achievements made in the space science and beverage industries."
Chris Carberry
Carberry is President of the Space Drinks Association and CEO of Explore Mars, Inc. Prior tohis tenure with Explore Mars, Carberry served as Executive Director of The Mars Society.Carberry is the author of Alcohol in Space: Past, Present, Future was released by McFarlandPublishers in 2019 and has published over 100 articles in publications around the world,including in USA Today, US News and World Report, Huffington Post, The Washington Post,San Jose Mercury Times, Foxnews.com, Houston Chronicle, The Hill, The Telegram(UK), The Boston Herald, and many others. Carberry has also been interviewed hundreds oftimes for print and online publications: local, national, and international radio and televisionincluding CNN, NBC News, Fox News, BBC International, and many others.Carberry has testified extensive political and policy outreach experience with the United StatesCongress and Executive branch and has testified to both the United States Senate and House ofRepresentatives.Prior to joining the space exploration community, Carberry worked as an historical researcherand archivist.
And learn more about Explore Mars at https://www.exploremars.org/