host: we are talking with namira salim. if you have questions for her, go to the polls right now and start with bill, who was calling from illinois. good morning. caller: good morning. desire toy admire her go into space. but, i would say how would she want us to remember her if something bad happens? guest: [laughter] caller: how would she characterize what she was doing and was trying to do? guest: i think that is a very good question. i am not afraid to go to space. something was if to happen, it could happen crossing the street or any town you live in. if anything happens, god for bid, i would say i would want to -- in mbered this is a day and age for leaders to go into space and see the world from a different viewpoint. bettermake the world a place. --ould want to be remembered host: there have been several spacecraft accidents over the years. are you concerned about safety at all in that situation? guest: not at all. when we had our creche -- crash in 2014, i was interviewed from the crash site and these questions wer

namira salim founder thank you for coming in to talk to us about commercial spaceflight. >> thank you very much.

we would like to think namira salim, founder of space trust for coming in with us and talking about the future >> please welcome to the stage teethree. ♪ ♪ [applause] thank you. thank you so much. [applause] thank you. thank you iowa. thank you iowa democratic party. thank you fellow democrats. [cheers and applause] the first time i came to the state was as a volunteer to knock on doors for presidential candidate a young man with a funny name. [cheers and applause] and we knew the stakes were high then. the stakes are colossal now. if countries cannot afford more for more years that cannot recognize it. we know what is at stake and we know he will do everything he can to hold onto power. but if you nominate me his playbook will not work this time around. [cheers and applause] >> i don't get a golf course with my name on it while pretending to care about the working class. i don't even golf. i drive a chevy that was built in ohio by the very same workers this president has led down. [applause] and i don't go to work in an office in washington dc. it is six hours that way on iad. here in

host: we are back with namira salim, the founder and executive chair of space trust. here to talk about the role of commercial companies and private and public spaceflight. good morning. guest: good morning. host: tell us what space trust is. what do they do? guest: it is a company from the u.k..