Speakers

Erik Seedhouse is a professor in Spaceflight Operations at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, where he teaches courses life support systems, the International Space Station, the Space Shuttle, Space Operations, and military space applications. He holds pilot, scuba, and sky-diving licenses and in his spare time works as an astronaut instructor for the International Institute of Astronautical Sciences, a film consultant to Hollywood, a professional speaker, triathlon coach, author, and science advisor to the Proteus Ocean Group. He regularly ventures into the mountains and has reached the summits of Kilimanjaro, Aconcagua, Elbrus, Rainier, Island Peak, Denali, and in 2022 the South Summit of Everest. In a previous life he was one of the world's leading 100-km runners and the world number one ranked ultradistance triathlete, winning the World Double Ironman Championships and the infamous Decatriathlon, a ten-times Ironman distance race requiring athletes to swim 38km, bike 1800km, and run 422km. He has written 30+ books on the subject of crewed spaceflight and divides his spare time between Florida and his second home in Norway.