Talk:Nicolas Gaume

Hmm
It seems to me that Nicolas wrote this himself. I'll flag this up. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.149.102.254 (talk) 10:11, 15 October 2012 (UTC)

Updates for Nicolas Gaume from the past decade
Nicolas has been involved in several significant projects and businesses in the past 10 years. I have a lot of the research done and need help editing the article. The most significant things are Space Cargo Unlimited (sent wine and grape vines to space) and Orbite (commercial astronaut training). What should my next steps be? Should I post the sources here and have someone edit his article correctly or should I take a shot at editing it? Full disclosure I work with Nicolas but I want the update to this article to be as neutral as possible. Itslankya (talk) 16:48, 4 October 2022 (UTC)

Updating since 2011 - new information for Nicolas

 * What I think should be changed (include citations):

Space Cargo Unlimited:

Gaume co-founded Space Cargo Unlimited, a Luxembourg start-up, in 2014 with Emmanuel Etcheparre.

On November 2, 2019 Space Cargo Unlimited launched 12 bottles of wine from NASA's Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia aboard a Northrop Grumman Antares rocket, loaded onto a Cygnus cargo spacecraft, which successfully docked with the ISS where the wine aged for over a year.

The wine was studied by researchers to find how weightlessness and space radiation affect the aging process. The research could lead to new insights into the food and drinks industry and help breed hardier plants that adapt to climate change.

The bottles were accompanied by an oven and material for baking chocolate chip cookies, barley for an experiment with Budweiser and carbon fiber from Lamborghini sports cars. Each bottle of wine was packaged in a metal canister to prevent it from shattering.

Space Cargo Unlimited launched another experiment on a BluOrigin New Shepard rocket. This was BluOrigin’s 6th consecutive launch with the rocket. Other cargo included NASA experiments and artwork. The flight exposed the capsule and contents to over three minutes of weightlessness. The capsule reached a peak altitude of 65 miles (104 kilometers), just above the official threshold for space. Space Cargo Unlimited had vine calluses, or cells, from three types of French Cabernet grapes on board, each in its own petri dish. (need date of experiment)

On March 6th 2020, Space Cargo Unlimited sent a special experiment of Merlot and Cabernet vines to combat climate change to the International Space Station.

On January 12, 2021 a SpaceX capsule brought twelve bottles of wine and 320 grapevines from the International Space Station to Earth. The capsule splashed down on January 13th off the coast of Cape Canaveral, Florida. The research, known as Mission Wise, is exploring how to develop “new ways of growing plants on the Earth and scale up to feed more people on the planet.”

Space Cargo Unlimited formed a subsidiary dedicated to in-space biotech specifically, Space Biology Unlimited, which partnered with global vine nursery company Mercier on figuring out how to grow new grape vine varietals that are more resistant to changes in the climates in which they grown.

Mission WISE:

Mission WISE “Vitis Vinum in Spatium Experimentia” is a privately-funded space research programme run by Space Cargo Unlimited. Nicolas Gaume, the company's co-founder and CEO, said Mission WISE aimed to "help invent the agriculture and food we need for tomorrow on Earth" by examining the effects of zero-gravity and space. Of the twelve bottles of Petrus 2000 that spent 14 months on the International Space Station one is listed for sale at Christie’s auction house. The proceeds from the Christie's sale will help fund further Space Cargo Unlimited experiments in space. The auction house estimates a sale price of $1m (£720,000; €830,000). Tim Triptree, a Master of Wine who works at Christie's, told the BBC a regular bottle of Pétrus 2000 will also be sold alongside the space-aged bottle, "so the lucky buyer will be able to compare the two". This is the only bottle which will be sold. Three were opened for the tasting, and the remaining eight will be kept back for future research. According to Mr Triptree the research showed that "wine does mature in space".

Orbite:

Orbite (pronounced “Or-beet,” French-style) is a space experience company that offers commercial astronaut training and luxury hospitality. Orbite was co-founded by Nicolas Gaume and Jason Andrews in 2019. Orbite is in the process of building an Astronaut Training and Spaceflight Gateway Campus at an undisclosed location designed by Philippe Starck.

Orbite provides astronaut orientation courses that include virtual-reality simulations, zero-G flights and high-G flights. These activities are designed to give the trainee a sense of space without a commitment to a particular commercial space ticket purchase. Seasoned astronaut trainer, Brienna Rommes, leads the sessions, which include classroom instruction as well as a space-food cooking class and a stargazing session. Orbite has created a virtual-reality experience that draws on everything known about Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo, Blue Origin’s New Shepard and SpaceX’s SpaceX Dragon 2 and SpaceX. To break down the space travel undertaking, Orbite assembled experts in the foods astronauts eat and other aspects include briefings on the radiation exposure and psychological preparations that people should be willing to undergo.

The first session took place Aug. 23-27 at La Co(o)rniche (also designed by Philippe Starck), a five-star boutique hotel on France’s Atlantic coast that’s owned by Gaume’s family.

Andrews and Gaume are considering sites for a dedicated training facility with a centrifuge for high-G training, a neutral-buoyancy pool for zero-G simulations, a lab for science experiments and luxury accommodations for astronauts-to-be. Andrews said the first facility could open in the 2023-2024 time frame in the US, with more locations to follow, aiming for a foothold in the Middle East in the UAE later in the decade. Beyond the training facilities, it will have luxury accommodations and fine dining.


 * Why it should be changed:

It hasn't been updated in over 10 years.


 * References supporting the possible change (format using the "cite" button):

Itslankya (talk) 17:08, 1 November 2022 (UTC)


 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: The proposed changes make no sense as they are totally unrelated to the subject. Best regards, -- Johannes (Talk) (Contribs) (Articles) 12:30, 15 April 2023 (UTC)