Tourism and hospitality professionals at Skål International Bangkok, part of the global travel industry networking organization, welcomed Thailand’s ultimate traveler Pirada Techavijit as guest speaker at a luncheon held at the Hilton Sukhumvit Bangkok hotel on 15 July 2014.
Pirada, a Space Technology Engineer at GISTDA (Geo-Informatics and Space Technology Development Agency) in Chonburi, is training for her historic space flight next year on board the Lynx Mark 11 sub-orbital spacecraft. She landed her seat in space against intense competition from more than 500,000 applicants in 62 countries. Pirada, a graduate of King Mongkut’s Institute of Technology Ladkrabang, is one of just 23 young men and women selected to become space travelers in 2015.
Members of the Skål International Bangkok Executive Committee pictured with special guests at the organization’s monthly networking luncheon on 15 July 2014. Seated: Pirada Techavijit (right), now training to become Thailand’s first astronaut, and Kanokros Sakdanares, newly-elected President of Thailand’s Hotel Public Relations Association. Standing (left to right): Stephen Morton (Director – Young Skål); Somsak Kiratipanich (Vice-President – Skål International Bangkok); Dale Lawrence (President – Skål International Bangkok) and Brinley Waddell (Skål’s International Councilor for Thailand).
