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Molly Sullivan is an outsider—and she likes it that way.

“The last thing we want to do is find cool tech…but [not be able to] bring it to market because of regulatory burdens.”

Konark Chopra—who grew up traveling to food festivals with his restaurateur parents—began to dream of a space economy that could one day host a restaurant on the lunar surface.

Some people are motivated by titles, some by bringing humanity to the stars—but Matt Clancy is driven by good old-fashioned problem-solving.

Sariah Fischer is ready for the next era in space exploration. So she’s helping to build it herself.

Morgan Martell will talk about space national security with anyone who will listen. And since joining True Anomaly as a government affairs manager nearly one year ago, she found that most folks on Capitol Hill are all ears. 

Luc Riesbeck is helping to make sure that the policy conversations surrounding space sustainability keep pace with the rapidly advancing tech.

Based in the UK, the 27-year-old works as an investment associate at the NATO Innovation Fund, a VC fund that invests in the latest technology that will protect citizens of NATO nations. 

“He is a go-to resource for space market insights across the 450k+ person firm and regularly conducts internal training and knowledge sessions,” Avinav Sinha, a senior manager in Deloitte’s space practice, wrote in his nomination. 

“I thought, maybe I should do space policy if I’m mad about policy people not caring enough about space,” the 27-year-old told Payload.

Estelle Van Praet helped put Aerospacelab on the map in Europe. Now, she’s trying to do the same in the US.

A bad Internet connection can lead to frustration. For Nihar Agrawal, it led to a career.