Arthur C. Clarke

Arthur C. Clarke

male, deceased (2008) (Sri Lanka)
science fiction writer, 2001 A Space Odyssey, writer, Essayist, science-fiction, Futurist…spaceexploration, screenwriter of '2001 a Space Odyssey'
Sir Arthur Charles Clarke (born 16 December 1917) is a British science-fiction author and inventor, most famous for his novel "2001: A Space...
Dennis Tito

Dennis Tito

male, 69 years old (Pacific Palisades, California, United States)
space tourist, Business Person, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute alumni, astronaut, Space tourism, investment management…spaceexploration
Dennis Anthony Tito (born August 8, 1940 in Queens, New York) is a United States multimillionaire who gained celebrity status by becoming the first...
Miles O'Brien

Miles O'Brien

male, 50 years old
American Morning, CNN, technology, environmental, correspondent, news program…Space Shuttle program, space technology, Space Shuttle Columbia disaster, spaceexploration, space shuttle columbia
Miles O'Brien (b. June 9, 1959) is a technology and environmental correspondent for CNN. He formerly co-hosted "American Morning", a weekday...
Rick Tumlinson

Rick Tumlinson

male
from Texas, DC-X, Space News, space activist, X-33, Space Frontier Foundation…International Space University, Space Command, Space colonization, Space advocacy, spaceexploration
Rick Tumlinson is the co-founder of the Space Frontier Foundation and a prominent space activist. He has testified on space-related topics before...
Carroll Quigley

Carroll Quigley

male, deceased (1977)
Polymath, civilization, Anglo-american, Anglo-American relations, academia, committee…spaceexploration
Carroll Quigley (November 9, 1910 - January 3, 1977) was a noted historian, polymath, and theorist of the evolution of civilizations. His books on...

Chris Gainor

male
Historian of science, History Teacher, spaceexploration, historian, Canadian, University of Victoria
Chris Gainor is an historian specializing in space exploration and aeronautics. He is best known for his history of the Canadian involvement in the...
Christopher McKay

Christopher McKay

male
University of Colorado, Christopher P. McKay, astrogeophysics, university of colorado at boulder, astrobiology, Planetary scientist…spaceexploration
Christopher P. McKay is a planetary scientist at NASA Ames Research Center, studying planetary atmospheres, astrobiology, and terraforming. McKay...
William Sims Bainbridge

William Sims Bainbridge

male
Yale University, cult researcher, sociology of religion, clavichord, sociologist of religion, video gaming…spaceexploration
Dr. William Sims Bainbridge (born October 12, 1940) is an innovative American sociologist who currently resides in Virginia. He is co-director of...
Yuri Artsutanov

Yuri Artsutanov

male, 80 years old
engineer, Yuri N. Artsutanov, Into space with the help of an electric locomotive, Skyhook, counterweight, From Saint Petersburg…spaceexploration, space elevator
Yuri N. Artsutanov (1929-) is an Russian engineer born in Leningrad. He is known for being one of the pioneers of the idea of space elevator (type...
Sandra Magnus

Sandra Magnus

female, 45 years old
Women engineer, From Belleville, Illinois, doctorate, Materials science, Georgia Institute of Technology alumni, from St. Clair County, Illinois…space, outer space, spaceexploration
Sandra Hall Magnus is an American astronaut and veteran of a single space mission. Magnus was born and raised in Belleville, Illinois and earned...