Q & A With Anousheh Ansari

October 10th, 2009 by bobpayne

Anousheh Ansari is the world’s first female space tourist. That’s what she’s famous for but it isn’t the greatest of her accomplishments.  I spent a few minutes talking with Anousheh and her husband Hamid during lunch at TEDxSMU.  The Ansaris are serial entrepreneurs.  You may have heard the name through their sponsorship of the Ansari X Prize, a $10 million prize to be awarded to the first non-governmental group to launch a craft into space twice within two weeks, a prize won by Spaceship One.

CoHabitat:

Why are you speaking at TEDxSMU today?

Anousheh:

Change happens when individuals start something that they feel passionate about and take action toward it.  I’m hoping that people here won’t just see problems that need solving and complain about it, but will actually do something about making a difference and changing it.

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Tags: Ansari, Prodea, TED, TEDxSMU