T – Minus 10 is an interview series where I ask the same set of 10 questions to leaders in the space industry. Have someone to recommend for an interview? Contact me.
Michael López-Alegría
An American astronaut; a veteran of three Space Shuttle missions and one International Space Station mission.
Frank White
Frank White is a writer who has spent much of his career thinking about the implications of space exploration for human evolution.
Sarah Cruddas
Sarah Cruddas is a world renowned space journalist, television host, author, and global thought leader in the commercial space sector.
Robert Zubrin
President of Pioneer Astronautics, an aerospace R&D company located in Lakewood, Colorado. He is also the founder and President of the Mars Society.
Loretta Hidalgo Whitesides
Wants to use the power of space to shift our perspectives, connect us with each other and our home planet and become the kind of species we would be proud to send to the nearest star.
Rick Tumlinson
Rick Tumlinson has been called one of the world’s top space “visionaries” and is credited with helping create the commercial space industry of Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos, often referred to as NewSpace.
Nicole Stott
Nicole Stott is an astronaut and artist who creatively combines the awe and wonder of her spaceflight experience with her artwork to inspire everyone’s appreciation of our role as crewmates here on Spaceship Earth.
Abigail Harrison
Abigail “Astronaut Abby” Harrison (astronautabby.com) is an aspiring astronaut and the founder of the international nonprofit organization The Mars Generation.
Dr. Scott Parazynski
Dr. Scott Parazynski is a highly decorated physician, astronaut, author and tech CEO, inducted into the US Astronaut Hall of Fame in 2016.
Jill Tarter
Jill Tarter received her Bachelor of Engineering Physics Degree with Distinction from Cornell University and her Master’s Degree and a Ph.D. in Astronomy from the University of California, Berkeley.
Laetitia Garriott de Cayeux
Laetitia Garriott de Cayeux is an entrepreneur and investor with a passion for technologies that can push humanity forward and promote diversity and inclusion.
Athena Brensberger
Athena Brensberger advocates for space exploration through her platform Astroathens – a website, youtube channel, and various social media platforms.
Ron Garan
Colonel Ron Garan’s is one of the world’s most influential individuals, an iconic father of three is a decorated NASA astronaut, fighter pilot and test pilot, a humanitarian, and a social entrepreneur.
Rachel Lyons
Rachel Lyons is a key advocate in the advancement of the space perspective and exploration.
Livingston Holder
Livingston Holder is an aerospace engineering executive with 40+ years’ experience in systems planning, design, development, operations, and management.
Lisa Rich
Lisa Rich is a successful investor, strategist, communicator and operator.
Dr. Karen Nyberg
Dr. Karen Nyberg is an engineer, astronaut, and textile artist who, through nearly thirty years of experience in human spaceflight, has gained an appreciation for the value of working within and across diverse political ideologies, cultural values, and world views to advance critical missions.
Guillermo Söhnlein
Guillermo Söhnlein is a social entrepreneur focused on the exploration and sustainable settlement of extreme environments on land, sea, and space.
