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Physician, Navy SEAL, NASA Astronaut & First Korean-American Headed to Space

While still awaiting his flight assignment, Kim will become the first Korean-American to head to space..

Susan Helms

Retired Lieutenant General in the Air Force & Former NASA Astronaut

Helms’s first flight was STS-54, aboard Endeavour, a 6-day mission that deployed a Tracking..

Piloted SpaceShipOne, the world's first reusable civilian spacecraft, into space

Brian Binnie is a Program Business Manager and Test Pilot at Scaled Composites.

Former NASA Astronaut

A hero of the American Space Odyssey, Frank Borman led the first team of American astronauts to circle the moon..

Heather Penney

Fighter Pilot for Flight 93 Kamikaze Mission on 9/11, United States Air Force Pilot, Defense Policy Expert

Most widely recognized for her service on September 11, Heather “Lucky” Penney..

Nicole Stott

Former NASA Astronaut & Engineer

Nicole Marie Passonno Stott is an American engineer and a retired NASA astronaut..

Accelerationist, Former US Air Force Fighter Pilot, Sales and Change Managing Expert, Author of Leadership When the Heat's On

Danny Cox is an "accelerationist", or one who causes faster movement, higher efficiency and increased productivity..

Victor J. Glover

NASA Astronaut; Former Commander, US Navy

Victor J. Glover, Jr. was selected as an astronaut in 2013 while serving..

Astrophysicist, Former NASA Astronaut & CEO at Foale Aerospace Inc.

Dr. Foale is a former NASA astronaut who has flown five times on the US Space Shuttle and on the Russian Soyuz rocket..

José M. Hernández

Former NASA Astronaut, Engineer, Former Candidate for U.S. Congress & Author

NASA engineer Jose Hernandez wanted to fly in space ever since he heard that the first Hispanic-American..

Megan McArthur

NASA Astronaut

McArthur served as a Mission Specialist aboard STS-125, the final space..

Charismatic aviation and aerospace speaker

Oscar S. Garcia is the world's foremost bilingual (spanish & english) advisor and media commentator about aviation, aerospace..

Dr. Roberta Bondar

Canada's First Female Astronaut; World's First Neurologist in Space

The world’s first neurologist in space, Dr. Roberta Bondar is globally..

Former Astronaut; Holds Record for the Number of Days in Space

For 21 years, Ed Gibson held the American record of 84 days in space..

Barry Wilmore

NASA Astronaut; United States Navy Test Pilot

Barry E. Wilmore (Captain, U.S. Navy) is a veteran of two spaceflights and has accumulated..

Ed Lu

Physicist, Engineer, Entrepreneur & Former NASA Astronaut

Ed Lu is a physicist, engineer, entrepreneur, and former NASA Astronaut. He flew two Space..

Jessica Watkins

NASA Astronaut; First Black Woman on International Space Station Crew

Dr. Watkins conducted her graduate research on the emplacement...

For more than fifty years, Dr. Ben Bova has been writing award-winning science fiction and nonfiction about science, technology and the future.

The author of more than 100 futuristic novels and nonfiction books, he has been involved in science..

John “Danny” Olivas

Former NASA Astronaut & Mission Assurance Expert; Director of Space Initiatives at the University of Texas

Dr. John “Danny” Olivas is a former NASA astronaut, a veteran of two space shuttle flights, and five spacewalks..

Robert Varkonyi shocked the Poker world when he won the main event of the World Series of Poker in 2002. Quiet and unassuming, Varkonyi was an unknown in a very tough field, but in the end he came through to outlast 630 other players, and claim his $2 Mil

Robert Varkonyi was born in New York in 1961. Both of his parents are Hungarian immigrants who fled their homeland in 1956 after a communist regime was instilled.

Karen Baetzel

Retired Navy Pilot & Leadership Expert

Captain Karen Baetzel, USN (ret) is a fusion of a tough-minded senior military leader..

G. Scott Hubbard has been recognized as an innovator and leader in science, technology, and management for more than 30 years-including 20 years with NASA. Hubbard currently is a Professor in the Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics at Stanford Univ

G Scott Hubbard has been recognized as an innovator and leader in science..

Robert Zubrin

Astronaut, Technology, Authors, Internet & Technology Industries Space, NASA, Science,

Robert Zubrin is President of Pioneer Astronautics, an aerospace R&D company located in Lakewood..

Chesley Sullenberger

"Miracle on the Hudson" Hero Pilot, Retired Air Force Fighter Pilot & Best-Selling Author

Sullenberger is a speaker on aviation safety and has helped develop new protocols for airline safety..

Co-Founder & President, Mars Academy USA

Dr Susan Jewell has been involved in the areas of astronautics..

Dr. Jay Apt holds an undergraduate degree from Harvard and a doctorate from MIT, both in physics.

Dr. Jay Apt holds an undergraduate degree from Harvard and a doctorate from MIT, both in physics.

Astronaut, Engineer, U.S. Army Aviator

Douglas Harry "Wheels" Wheelock is an American engineer and astronaut.

Product Manager at Airbnb & Founder of Street Code Academy

Theresa Johnson is a product manager for metrics and forecasting products at Airbnb.

Mary Ellen Weber

Former NASA Astronaut & Legislative Affairs Liaison at NASA; Founder of Stellar Strategies

Mary Ellen Weber is an American executive, scientist, aviator, speaker, and a former NASA astronaut..

Russian Cosmonaut

Mikhail Borisovich Kornienko is a Russian cosmonaut. Kornienko served as a flight engineer on the International Space Station..

Garrett Reisman

Astronaut, Professor of Astronautical Engineering at USC & Senior Advisor at SpaceX

Dr. Reisman performed 3 spacewalks, operated the Space Station Robot Arm and was a flight engineer..

Dimitar Sasselov works on uniting the physical and life sciences in the hunt for answers to the question of how life began.

Dimitar Sasselov is an astronomer who explores the interaction between light and matter.

Daniel Tani

NASA Astronaut & Engineer

Astronaut Daniel (Dan) Tani is a former astronaut who has spent 132 days in space over 3 missions..

Robert Curbeam

Former NASA Astronaut & Retired Captain in the U.S. Navy; Record Holder for Most Spacewalks During a Single Spaceflight

Robert Curbeam is a former NASA astronaut and captain in the United States Navy..

Brig. Gen. Charles E. "Chuck" has achievements that may be surmised from the fact that he has been the recipient of every major award in the field of flight from the Collier Trophy to the Harmon International Trophy and the Federation Aeronautique Interna

Gen. Charles Yeager enlisted as a private in the Army Air Corps in September 1941 and..

Astronaut, Engineer, Speaker

Steve Swanson, (PH.D.) is an engineer and a former NASA Astronaut.

Emily Calandrelli

Aerospace Engineer; Host & Producer of FOX's "Xploration Outer Space"

Emily Calandrelli is the host and co-executive producer of the hit Netflix series "Emily’s Wonder Lab..

Science, culture and space

Jean Audouze is a French astrophysicist and a former student of the brilliant astronomer Hubert Reeves..

yvonne cagle

NASA Management Astronaut & Retired U.S. Air Force Colonel

Dr. Yvonne Darlene Cagle is an Aerospace Surgeon, entrepreneur and consulting professor..

Former NASA Astronaut; Educator & Earth Scientist

Dottie Metcalf-Lindenburger was born and raised along the Front Range of Colorado. A scholar athlete..

Wendy Lawrence

Retired United States Navy Captain, Engineer, Former Helicopter Pilot & NASA Astronaut, Advocate for STEM Education

Wendy Barrien Lawrence was the first female graduate of the United States Naval Academy to fly into space..

Terry Virts

Former NASA Astronaut & Colonel in the United States Air Force; Photographer for National Geographic Book "View From Above"

Terry Virts (ret.) is a U.S. Air Force test / fighter pilot and NASA veteran of two spaceflights – a two-week mission onboard the Space Shuttle..

John Herrington

Former NASA Astronaut, First Native American in Space, Educator & Story-Teller

John Herrington Johnson Space Center in August 1996. He completed two years of training and evaluation..

Serena Auñón-Chancellor

NASA Astronaut & Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine at Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center

Serena Auñón-Chancellor, M.D.,M.P.H. is an Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine..

sandra magnus

American Engineer and Former NASA Astronaut; Principal at AstroPlanetview, LLC

Sandra Magnus is currently the Principal at AstroPlanetview, LLC..

The Patron Saint of Crazy Ideas

Kyle Scheele has been called "the patron saint of crazy ideas". Whether he's having a Viking funeral for the regrets...

Harness NOW Leadership to Be a Kick Ass Boss in a Complex World - Military Peacekeeping Commander, Ultra Endurance Champion

How can we break free from the familiar failures of management and leadership that can't seem to truly inspire...

Douglas Goldstein

Harnessing the Power of Internet e-Commerce and e-Care

Douglas E. Goldstein is a globally..

John Abdo

Hall of Fame Inductee, Award-Winning Inventor, Olympic Coach, Author

JOHN ABDO is regarded world wide as an authority on..

Richard Paul Evans

New York Times Best Selling Author

When Richard Paul Evans wrote the #1 global best-seller, The Christmas Box..