Ready For Orbit? Space Nation Seeks to Unearth Your Full Potential

Having your head in the clouds isn't such a bad thing. In fact, Helsinki-based startup Space Nation wants everyone in the world to be shooting for the stars, literally!

As it says on their recently launched website, "The Space Nation Astronaut Program turns your smartphone into a ticket to the stars. It’s the first free global astronaut training program. Anyone with a mobile device can take part."

The Space Nation app is currently in beta testing and is due to be released to the general public in February 2018. I have been lucky enough to get a sneak peek behind the scenes and it is going to be a gamechanger for everyday people who dream of one day traveling beyond Earth. The app will encourage users to build skills in science, teamwork, self-awareness, and other fields that will help them in their quest to become astronauts. Top app users will be recruited from all over the world to attend a real-life astronaut camp to train for a final competition, with the ultimate winner actually getting to participate in a trip to space!

Skills essential to life in the 21st century - teamwork, problem-solving, physical and mental excellence. #OrbitLaunch pic.twitter.com/1QtTf7FZQx

— Space Nation Orbit (@spacenationorb) November 9, 2017

Since its founding in 2013, Space Nation has broken crowdfunding records, acquired lab space on the International Space Station (ISS) and become the first space member of the United Nation’s World Tourism Organization (UNWTO. This is no fly-by-night operation. Space Nation is making the dream of space very real, indeed.

With this week's launch of Space Nation Orbit, a lifestyle magazine for hopeful future astronauts, Space Nation is looking to build a community of content creators and social media influencers to help share their mission. My longtime blog friends Katja and Candice are currently mining the talent pools of New York City, but they are always on the lookout for good recruits:

In search of universal media badassery. #orbitlaunch recruiting week in NYC Nov 6-10. Connect w/ @AmazingCanCan & @katjapresnal #Influencer pic.twitter.com/HgDbOSyhIe

— Space Nation Orbit (@spacenationorb) November 4, 2017

Not quite orbiting the world... but something like it. Katja and Salla of @spacenationorg from the Helsinki headquarters flew to NYC yesterday. This week will be all about #orbitlaunch and we are hoping to find more awesome content creators and social media ninjas who want to be part of @spacenationorbit. Ps. Head Instagrammer spot is already taken, but we are in such early stages that she has not even started yet!

A post shared by Space Nation Orbit (@spacenationorbit) on Nov 6, 2017 at 1:47am PST

I will be signing on to Space Nation's maiden voyage and I hope you will join me in Space Nation Orbit. I'll be contributing over there as a team member, too!