The Space Entrepreneurship Award recognizes the successful introduction of new technologies and production methods into the market by entrepreneurs.
Recipients:
- 2025 – No Award Given
Space Entrepreneurship Award
- 2024 – Jeffrey Parker
Dr. Jeffrey Parker is being recognized as an accomplished astrodynamics entrepreneur in aerospace engineering and space sciences and for being a leader of a thriving company he co-founded, Advanced Space.
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- 2023 -Trevor Bennett
For building a new paradigm for how satellites operate as humans go out into the universe.
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- 2022 – Eric Ingram
For starting and managing a company of space professionals to deploy the first ever commercial space-based situational awareness system from concept to orbit in under nine months.
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- 2021 – Daniel Faber
For his exceptional leadership in space infrastructure, with the goal to bring about the first permanent jobs in space and a bustling in-space economy. His founding Deep Space Industries created and commercialized the technology necessary for mining asteroids.
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- 2017-2020 – No Award Given
- 2016 – GATR Technologies
Is a prime success story of new technology in the marketplace due to entrepreneurial spirit and original NASA concepts. GATR Technologies continues in the proud tradition of NASA technology finding a marketplace.
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- 2015 – Teck H. Choo
For unique ground-breaking advancements in automated mission planning, commanding and analysis that enhanced speed, quality and quantity of space mission data return far beyond any similar capability across the NASA and DoD domains
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- 2014 – Skybox Imaging and Planet Labs
For business initiatives combining high technology and innovative practices to advance entrepreneurial space.
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