Space Explr

Egbert is passionate about accelerating space life science research, helping humanity beyond the next frontier by becoming a multi-planetary species. His interest in space exploration accelerated shortly after he became a sperm donor in 2010 and learned all about ART (assisted reproductive technology). This inspired him to explore options to re-engineer existing IVF technology for application in space. He earned his Ph.D...

Antonio Stark is an international business developer and a space policy consultant currently based out of South Korea. He currently works as the Asia-Pacific Regional Partnerships Manager at Space Generation Advisory Council, connecting government and industry actors in the region and beyond.

Prachi Kawade is a Senior Research Analyst in Space at Frost & Sullivan, where she leads the development of Innovation Generator for Space: An Interactive Data Intelligence Platform that covers the complete space ecosystem with market forecasts across upstream and downstream segments...

Mr. George Salazar received his Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from the University of Houston and his Masters of Science in Systems Engineering from Southern Methodist University. He has over 38 years of experience in telemetry, communications, speech control, command and data handling, audio, displays and controls, intelligent lighting, project management, and systems engineering...

Trent's focused on bridging the gap between traditional aerospace and new-age innovation. Starting his career in aeronautics with ASET Dive into Space, he developed underwater Neutral Buoyancy education programs. While then working on more in-depth commercial astronautics training he began to build the next generation of accessible pressure suits and life support systems with Smith Aerospace Garments...

Chris Welch is Professor of Space Engineering, Head of the Space Payloads Laboratory, and Director of the MSc in Space Studies at the International Space University in Strasbourg, France. Chris is a Fellow and President-Elect of the British Interplanetary Society and former Vice-President of the International Astronautical Federation (IAF), a member of the International Academy of Astronautics, and a Fellow the Royal Aeronautical Society and the Royal Astronomical Society...

Robert Zubrin is an American aerospace engineer and author, best known for his advocacy of human exploration of Mars with his Mars Society Organization. He and his colleague at Martin Marietta, David Baker, were the driving force behind Mars Direct, a proposal in a 1990 research paper intended to produce significant reductions in the cost and complexity of such a mission. Robert established the Mars Society in 1998...

Sweta Alla is an aspiring astronaut starting college this fall as an aerospace engineering major at the University of Colorado Boulder. She and two friends (Madison Lin and Isabella Alejandro) met during a virtual NASA internship last summer. With the support of Nu School, they decided to launch Edu4Space, a platform to show youth how they can get involved in space today. In her free time, Sweta enjoys flying planes and meeting students and professionals in the space industry...

David LeFrancois is the President and Operations Manager of the Beyond Blue Aerospace Corporation. David has been a licensed pilot since 1991 and holds a commercial pilot license to fly single and multi-engine aircraft. He is an electromechanical engineering technician, a computer scientist, a Professional Engineer, and holds several patents...

Steve Richards is an Astrophotographer based in West Sussex, England, specializing in deep-sky imaging in narrowband from his fully automated observatory. As well as producing his own images for pleasure, Steve has written two books on the subject, ‘Making Every Photon Count’ (A Beginner’s Guide To Deep Sky Astrophotography) and ‘Dark Art or Magic Bullet?’ (A Beginner’s Guide To Deep Sky Image Processing)...