-- A THREAD: On the 20th Anniversary of Space Tourism, here are "Things I didn't expect would happen, but did. And what I learned from it all" ... A thread 1/ When co-founding @SpaceAdventures (SA) in 1998, we expected the start of the first space tours in 2001. Amazingly, we were right on schedule.

(Naturally fate demanded space tourism start in the namesake year of Clarke's 2001 A Space Odyssey.)

I found @RoamResearch while seeking a better toolset, searching even though was pretty sure it didn't exist. But actually, it did! And it was Roam. I mused that all roads do lead to Roam (even if you're not actually doing research). 1/8 Experimenting with @RoamResearch had a learning curve, but discovering new capabilities and exploring Roam became ... fun. I spoke to @Conor to learn his vision. He was intelligent, enthusiastic, the right amount of fiery. 2/8