| 词条 | Space Nation |
| 释义 |
| name = Space Nation | logo = Space Nation logo.svg | former_name = Cohu Experience Oy (2013–2017) | type = Private | industry = {{unbulleted list | Space Tourism, | Media | founded = {{Start date and age|2013|3}} | founders = Kalle Vähä-Jaakkola Mazdak Nassir | fate = Bankruptcy, Termination of Astronaut Program | defunct = {{end date and age|2018|11|28}} | hq_location = Helsinki, Finland | key_people = {{unbulleted list | Kalle Vähä-Jaakkola (CEO) | Masdak Nassir (CCO) | Peter Vesterbacka (Ambassador, Advisor) }} | products = Mobile app, website | services = {{unbulleted list | Astronaut training (planned) }} | num_employees = 11-50.[1] }} Space Nation was a Finnish company that planned to produce a reality TV-show, the winner of which would have been sent to space. The competitors would have been selected from users of a game app. Space Nation had built up partnerships with companies in the space industry in the US, Europe and China. It was the first space tourism company to join the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) as an affiliate member. Astronaut Training ProgramIn April 2018 Space Nation launched a game app for mobile phones, the Space Nation Navigator, which the company called an astronaut training app. It was said to be developed in partnership with NASA astronaut trainers and included mini games, quizzes, challenges and a narrative adventure. The app was announced as the first step in the "Space Nation Astronaut Program". Space Nation promised to choose one hundred app users for a real life training camp; twelve of these Candidates would continue to a 10-week astronaut training program.[2] The best performing candidate would become a "Space Nation Astronaut" to get a free trip to space in 2019. The company arranged a first "training experience" for social media influencers in May 2018 in North East Iceland in an area where the NASA astronauts trained for the Apollo program before going to the Moon in 1967.[3] The company did not announce the carrier for the supposed space flight.[4] As of November 2018, all possible carriers have not yet started with regular commercial space tourism. Crowdfunding campaignUnder its former name, Cohu Experience Oy, Space Nation had run a successful crowdfunding-campaign in early 2017, which broke Finland's crowdfunding record at that time.[5] The campaign raised more than 3,2 million Euro, the first million of which in only 43 minutes. The company had predicted a profit of 84 million Euro until May 2018, 347 million Euro in 2018-2019, and a 119-fold rise in valuation to 5 billion Euro in 2019.[6] MediaSpace Nation launched a lifestyle website in October 2017 called Space Nation Orbit. The company had plans for a TV show around the physical training camp to take place in early 2019.[7] Further plans included "Space Nation Experience Parks", the first one potentially being in China.[8] Space Nation has told to own "an office" on board the International Space Station (ISS), which is a 50x50x30 cm box and cost about £17.000.[9] The company is a NASA Space Act Agreement signatory.[10] NASA announced that it has provided free content for the app through a Space Act Agreement.[11] BankruptcyIn August 2018, Space Nation announced it had "encountered financial difficulties" and put the "Space Nation Astronaut Program" on an indefinite hold.[12] On November 16, 2018, Space Nation's CEO informed investors and crowdfunders, that the company is filing for bankruptcy.[13] See also
References1. ^{{cite web| title=Space Nation | url=https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/cohu-experience| work=Crunchbase |date=13 April 2018}} 2. ^{{Cite news|url=https://www.digitaltrends.com/cool-tech/astronaut-training-app/|title=Astronaut training app could earn you a real-life trip into space|work=DigitalTrends.com|access-date=2018-04-13}} 3. ^{{Cite news|url=https://www.mbl.is/frettir/innlent/2018/02/23/geimfarathjalfun_a_husavik/|title=Geimfaraþjálfun á Húsavík|work=mbl.is|access-date=2018-04-13}} 4. ^{{Cite news|url=https://www.digitaltrends.com/cool-tech/astronaut-training-app/|title=Astronaut training app could earn you a real-life trip into space|work=DigitalTrends.com|access-date=2018-04-13}} 5. ^{{Cite news|url=http://www.goodnewsfinland.com/cohu-experience-breaks-finnish-crowdfunding-record/|title=Cohu Experience breaks Finnish Crowdfunding Record|work=Good News from Finland|access-date=2018-04-19}} 6. ^{{cite web |url=https://around.fi/assets/2C37E1QGZdhYp15zZSoVbk/COHU_YRITYSESITTELY.pdf |title= Company Profile: Cohu Experience |author= |date=2017-01-27 |website=Around crowdfunding platform |access-date=2018-04-19}} 7. ^{{Cite news|url=https://theculturetrip.com/europe/finland/articles/the-finnish-entrepreneur-who-wants-to-take-the-world-to-space/|title=The Finnish Entrepreneur Who Wants To Take The World To Space|work=CultureTrip.com|access-date=2018-04-13}} 8. ^{{Cite news|url=http://newsnowfinland.fi/startups-tech/the-new-space-race-finlands-final-frontier|title=The New Space Race: Finland's Final Frontier|work=NewsNowFinland.fi|access-date=2018-04-13}} 9. ^{{Cite news|url=https://www.thesun.co.uk/tech/3743435/the-international-space-station-is-selling-tiny-offices-for-17000/|title=The International Space Station has sold a tiny ‘office’ for £17,000|work=The Sun|access-date=2018-04-16}} 10. ^{{Cite news|url=https://www.news4jax.com/weather/want-to-go-on-an-actual-trip-to-space-theres-an-app-for-that|title=Want to Be an Astronaut? There's an App For That|work=news4jax.com|access-date=2018-04-13}} 11. ^{{Cite news|url=https://www.nasa.gov/feature/new-astronaut-training-experience-app-coming-soon|title=New Astronaut Training Experience App Coming Soon|work=NASA.gov|access-date=2018-04-16}} 12. ^{{Cite web |url=https://www.spacenationnavigator.com/#updates|title=Holding stage info for users|author= |date=2018-08-19 |website=SpaceNationNavigator.com |access-date=2018-08-26 }} 13. ^{{Cite web |url=https://www.tekniikkatalous.fi/tiede/avaruus/suomalaistaustainen-avaruusyhtio-space-nation-konkurssiin-applessa-hankittu-markkinointikokemuskaan-ei-auttanut-peter-vesterbacka-saku-koivu-ja-yli-500-muuta-menettivat-sijoituksensa-6749925|title=Suomalaistaustainen avaruusyhtiö Space Nation konkurssiin|work=Tekniikka & Talous|date=2018-11-20|access-date=2018-11-21 }} External links
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