Flight Jacket Night for 2008 featured Anousheh Ansari, first female private space explorer and the first astronaut of Iranian descent. Ansari, whose family sponsored the Ansari X Prize, has devoted her life to stimulating enthusiasm for space exploration and now travels the world as a Space Ambassador.

Ansari told the audience about her six months of astronaut training and experiences on the International Space Station and shared her enthusiasm for the future of space travel by private individuals.

Watch the Webcast of this lecture.