About SpaceBase

The SpaceBase Team at NASA Ames Research Center

Our Vision

We see a world in which all people have an opportunity to participate in the space industry on an equal footing, in accordance with their aptitude and ambitions.

We plan to contribute to this vision by making education and entrepreneurial support available to those who need it most. 

In short, we want to democratize space.  For space geeks like us, we would rather pass on the Federation than Elysium to the next generation, and we believe that outcome is best achieved when as many people as possible have the education and support required to participate in that effort.

 

The SpaceBase Team

Emeline Paat-Dahlstrom

Co-Founder

Eric Dahlstrom

Co-Founder

Rich Bodo

Co-Founder

Our History

SpaceBase was founded in 2016 by Emeline Paat-Dahlstrom and Eric Dahlstrom.  In 2017, Rich Bodo signed on, the team joined the first cohort of the Edmund Hillary Fellowship, and SpaceBase Limited was founded.

When we established SpaceBase, we didn't see an ideal legal structure out there for it.  We legally formed SpaceBase as an Limited Liability Company (LLC), but we run it as an impact organization.  Our success is not measured as profit.  We will be releasing our mission statement and reporting metrics in 2019.

Today

Today we are collaborating with the space community in New Zealand to:

  • Build our directory system.  This will allow us, together, to take an inventory of where we are, connect with one another, collect feedback, and plan out our next steps. 
  • Establish educational programs that we can iterate on and improve.  The New Zealand Space Challenge is an example of that.  We are active in promoting relevant gatherings and activities countrywide.

Roadmap

We will release our roadmap shortly, describing our next collaborations. 

We would love to write more, but, honestly, there is a lot of work to do.  Reach us at feedback@spacebase.co. We're looking forward to hearing from you.