‘We have already sold tickets for our first flight to space’
For someone at the forefront of the British space industry, Steve Bennett's life couldn't be further removed from Elon Musk's. Having just celebrated his 60th birthday, the CEO of Starchaser Industries told the MEN he had been passing the time 'chilling' on his narrowboat in Nantwich.
Starchaser Industries is an aerospace company based in Hyde, founded by Steve in 1992. A company born from his childhood fascination with space travel, which began with the Apollo moon landing in 1969.
"I actually didn't watch it because I was five and my mom wouldn't let me," Steve laughed. "It was about three ...