Board Members

Galaxy Explorers Board Members include individuals that support space exploration and development, are experienced in educating children, have specific business acumen, are publicly known and respected.

Board of Directors

• Mr. Nicholas Eftimiades, Founder, Chairman of the Board
• Marshall Kaplan, Ph.D., CEO, Launchspace, Vice Chairman of the Board
• Mr. Paul Behrends,Partner, Crowell & Moring, LLP
• Mr. Paul Grazziani, CEO, Analytical Graphics Inc.
• Stephen S. Oswald, Vice President, Boeing Manned Space Flight, former astronaut
• Ms. Catherine Steele, Aerospace Corporation

Advisory Board

• Dr. Buzz Aldrin, Apollo 11 astronaut, President ShareSpace
• Mr. Hal Hagemeier, P.E.
• Honorable Mark S. Kirk, Member of Congress
• Honorable Dana Rohrabacher, Member of Congress, Chairman House Science Committee, Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics
• Honorable Dave Weldon, MD, Member of Congress
• Dr. Kathy Sullivan, first woman to walk in space, President & CEO, COSI
• Mr. Jeff "Skunk" Baxter, Musician, Steely Dan, Doobie Bros.
• Mr. Lon Rains, Editor Space News, Vice President Editorial
• Major General Howard "Mitch" Mitchell, USAF, (Ret.)
• Mr. Pat Rawlings, Space Artist and Animator
• Dr. Louis Friedman, Executive Director, The Planetary Society
• Mr. David Logsdon, Director, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Space Enterprise Council