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SPACE+ACCESS
FIRST PERSON WITH A PHYSICAL DISABILITY TO GO TO SPACE

OUR MISSION.

To empower students from marginalized and underserved communities to achieve their dreams through science, technology, engineering, art, and math (STEAM). To build immersive STEAM curriculum and educational outreach opportunities.

Every $1 PROVIDES 40 VIEWS

FOR OUR educational OUTREACH PROGRAM

Accomplishments.

  • FIRST PERSON WITH A PHYSICAL DISABILITY to go to space 

  • FIRST PUERTO RICAN FEMALE to go to space 

  • CREW INCLUDES TOP STEM educators for youth outreach program

  • 30 MILLION IMPRESSIONS in the past 6 months

DonorBox

Donations are 100% tax deductible and received by Investor Philanthropic, a 501(c)3 nonprofit fiscal sponsor. TAX ID: 81-3038533

SPONSOR BENEFITS.
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$1K Donation
Generates 50k impressions for your brand

  • Digital copy of your logo or a personal image will be sent to space

  • Space+Access mission hat

  • Inclusion on mission website in sponsor text section

  • 100% tax deductible donation!

GLOBAL HISTORY WILL BE MADE WITH A WORLDWIDE LIVESTREAM TO INSPIRE MILLIONS.

OUR IMPACT.

Historic mission expecting over 80 million impressions. The Space+Access crew includes the first Puerto Rican female commercial astronaut, as well as the first commercial astronaut with a physical disability, first openly bisexual commercial astronaut, and the first African American female commercial astronaut on Blue Origin.

MISSION PROGRESS.

The Space+Access developmental program accomplished the following over the past six months:

  • The mission reached over 40 million organic impressions while developing inclusive astronaut training program

  • Integration with John Hopkins University for biomedical research on astronaut health

  • Project collaboration highlighted on Good Morning America

  • $1.5M raised towards powering the mission

OUR TEAM.

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Josh Hanes

CEO of Uplift Aerospace

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Emily Higgins

Director of Space+

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Anna Voelker

Co-Founder of AstroAccess

OUR Ambassadors.

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Dr. Sian Proctor

Inspiration4 Astronaut

Dr. Proctor was the first black female to pilot a spacecraft and was just selected to serve on the White House National Space Council’s Users Advisory Group.

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José Hernández

Retired NASA Astronaut

Hernández flew with STS-128 as the mission specialist in August 2009. José holds the title of being the first person to Tweet in Spanish in space.

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Nicole Stott

Retired NASA Astronaut

Stott flew with missions STS-128, Expedition 20, Expedition 21, STS-129, and STS-133, living & working in space for 104 days.

REFERRAL BENEFITS PROGRAM.

Refer 5 Donors

  • Space+ Starborn Membership

  • Space+Access mission hat

  • Entered into a raffle to join an astronaut training program at the University of Arizona Biosphere2

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