Chris Boshuizen
Australian entrepreneur
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Chris Boshuizen is an Australian entrepreneur, aeronautical engineer, and musician.
Chris Boshuizen | |
|---|---|
| Born | Australia |
| Occupations | Entrepreneur, musician, aeronautical engineer |
Early life and education
Chris Boshuizen grew up in Tumbarumba, Australia.[1]
He was awarded a PhD from the University of Sydney in 2005.[2][3]
Career
In 2010 Boshuizen co-founded Planet Labs — a company that designs and manufactures 3U-CubeSat miniature satellites.[1][4] While working for NASA as an aeronautical engineer, Boshuizen co created PhoneSat.[5]
Space tourism
In 2021 Bosheizen went to space aboard NS-18 along with William Shatner, Audrey Powers, and Glen de Vries.[6][7][8] Boshuizen is the third person of Australian descent in space, preceded by Paul Scully-Power and Andy Thomas;[9] however, by a technicality of Australian law at the time, specifically section 17 of the Citizenship Act 1948 at the time of both Scully-Power and Andy Thomas's flights, their status as American citizens invalided their existing Australian citizenship. In 2002 section 17 of the 1948 Citizenship Act was applied granting Scully-Power and Thomas dual citizenship.[10][11]
Music career
In 2021 Boshuizen released an album titled VHS under the stage name Dr Chrispy,[12][13] a nickname given to him by colleagues at NASA[14] in tandem with his space flight aboard the Blue Origin space flight NS-18. In 2023 Boshuizen released a second album commemorating two years since his space flight.[15]
Awards and honours
- Advance Global Australian of the Year Award 2014[16]
- Space Generation Advisory Council Alumni Award[17]
- Karman Fellow 2020[18]