Bangkok--Oct 28--Francom Asia
Airtimes: Saturday, October 30 at 17:30
Sunday, October 31 at 07:30 (replay)
This month on SPARK, join host Kristie Lu Stout from Hong Kong to explore recent developments in space travel.
CNN Space Correspondent Miles O’Brien kicks off the program reporting on X-Prize, a contest to send a spaceship to an altitude of 100 kilometres twice within two weeks. O’Brien looks into the commercial implications of this technology and whether it will spark interest in space tourism.
SPARK also features Africa’s First Spaceman, South African entrepreneur Mark Shuttleworth, as he relays his experience as one of the world’s first galactic tourists. CNN will find out how he prepared for this journey, his experience of being weightless in space and his return to earth.
The half-hour program then takes a swift telepathic turn giving viewers the latest insight into Skype, a small Luxembourg-based company that revolutionising the phone industry. Catch an in-depth interview with Skype’s founder Niklas Zennstrom and find out the secret behind the company’s boom in popularity.
Additionally, SPARK looks at the popular online gaming trends as companies shift towards this type of business to turn play money into real cash.
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