International Webinar 2026 · Space for Humanity Beyond Existing Global Boundaries
Inspiring humanity through commercial space, mental well-being & the future of private exploration
Jason Michaud · Founder & CEO, Stardust · Ontario, Canada
Cue: thank the hosts in Islamabad — honoured to share a stage across ten time zones.
Where this starts
Talent is born everywhere. Opportunity isn't.
I come from a small northern town, not a space city. Nobody hands you a road
to the stars from there — so we decided to build one, for every kid the industry forgot to invite.
Cue: your own story, 60 seconds — the kid who never saw themselves in space.
Stardust
A home for the next space generation
A social enterprise — not charity, not gatekeepingeducation first, sustained by what we build
Odyssey: learning, community, missions and careers in one placefree space academy · mentors · a feed that feels like belonging
Warmth beats feature countthe product is the feeling of being expected somewhere
Counted 18 September 2026 — today
Small team. Real reach.
957members
58countries
37free courses
0paywalls to start
Free scholarships for Indigenous, care-experienced and low-income
youth — no proof asked. Dignity is the default.
Cue: these numbers were counted on 18 September 2026.
This is not a pitch deck — this is a scrapbook
Virgin Galactic Mothership, Jason & Ashley 2026. · Spaceport America, USAVirgin Galactic Visit Jason & Ashley April 2026. · Spaceport America, USAStardust visit at Blue Origin Nov 2025. · Seattle, USACCD Smiles, Stardust Space Comedy, Jason, Danny & Ashley. · Salt Lake City, USAStardust x Lockheed Martin Partnership Press Release 2025 · Houston, USAJason & Apollo 13 Fred Haise in Houston · Houston, USA
Cue: every photo is from our own scrapbook — real rooms, real kids, real doors opening.
From Cairo to Kuwait to the Canadian Embassy
Stardust visit to UAE Space Agency April 2025. · Dubai, UAEStardust Kuwait 2025 · Kuwait City, KuwaitStardust Egypt 2024 · Cairo, EgyptStardust Egypt 2024 · Cairo, EgyptStardust x Canadian Embassy in Egypt 2024 · Cairo, EgyptStardust x Egyptian Space Agency 2024 · New Cairo, Egypt
Cue: Egypt three times on this wall — this region is already part of the story.
Commercial space
The door industry opens
Governments inspire — companies hirea global careers board: agencies and employers from NASA to MBRSC to SUPARCO
Astronaut-readiness training for civiliansconditioning, crew skills, the overview effect — before the flight exists
Honest doors onlywe tell a kid in Lagos or Lahore which jobs are really open to them
Cue: commercial space lowers the entry price of a dream — that's its real product.
Mental well-being
No one reaches space alone
The Help Signalone tap, crisis resources first — built into the platform, not bolted on
Wellness check-ins and a pledge every member takeshow you treat people is a mission skill
Belonging is the interventionmost of our members are youths; some never had a place that expected them
Cue: say it plainly — we lose more future astronauts to despair than to physics.
Beyond existing global boundaries
Free space education for whole nations
National portals with governments — Africa and the Middle East firsthundreds of thousands of students, ministry by ministry
Schools onboard free; certified Stardust Schools grow from thereour first school application arrived this week — from Egypt
Nobody else is doing thisnot selling to nations — inviting them
Cue: nod to the room — Pakistan's students are exactly who this is for.
The future of private space exploration
The first generation that grows up belonging to space
Not tourists. Not spectators. A generation trained, connected and mentally ready —
from free courses to crewed readiness — so when the flights come, our kids are already prepared.
Cue: paint the 2030 picture — a Stardust member from this webinar on a crew manifest.
Join us — right now, from this webinar
Join Stardust Odyssey today — free
stardustinc.ca
Free courses, a global community, missions, careers — the human side of space.
No barriers. No paywall to start. Everyone welcome.
Cue: leave this up while you take questions — let the QR do the work.
