This Week in Space Creators & Guests

Geoffrey Notkin is an American actor, author, and entrepreneur.

Tariq is the Editor-in-Chief of Space.com and joined the team in 2001, first as an intern and staff writer, and later as an editor. He covers human spaceflight, exploration and space science, as well as skywatching and entertainment. He became Space.com's Managing Editor in 2009 and Editor-in-Chief in 2019. Before joining Space.com, Tariq was a staff reporter for The Los Angeles Times covering education and city beats in La Habra, Fullerton and Huntington Beach. He is also an Eagle Scout (yes, he has the Space Exploration merit badge) and went to Space Camp four times as a kid and a fifth time as an adult. He has journalism degrees from the University of Southern California and New York University.

Rod Pyle is an author, journalist, television producer and Editor-in-Chief of Ad Astra magazine. He has written 18 books on space history, exploration, and development, including Space 2.0, Innovation the NASA Way, Interplanetary Robots, Blueprint for a Battlestar, Amazing Stories of the Space Age, First On the Moon, and Destination Mars. His most recent book is Technology Highlights 2021 for NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. He has written extensively for JPL, Caltech, WIRED, Popular Science, Space.com, LiveScience, the World Economic Forum, and the Library of Congress. Pyle co-developed the Apollo Leadership Experience for NASA's Johnson Space Center and has produced, directed, and written for The History Channel and Discovery Networks, as well as consulting on space for National Geographic TV and Disney+. He is a frequent guest on national radio and television on space-related topics.In a previous life, Rod produced numerous documentaries and short films for The History Channel, Discovery Communications, and Disney. He also worked in visual effects on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and the Battlestar Galactica reboot, as well as various sci-fi TV pilots. His most recent TV credit was with the NatGeo documentary on Tom Wolfe's iconic book The Right Stuff.

Jeff Greason is a member of the Board of Governors at NSS.

Podcast Creator is a former Chief Astronomical Observer at the Griffith Observatory.

Tom Jennings is a filmmaker and journalist.

Karlton Johnson is the chairman of the National Space Society's Board of Governors.

Jason Snell is an American writer, editor, and podcaster. He owns and operates The Incomparable podcast network, focused on pop culture discussions and game shows.

Popularly known as Bill Nye the Science Guy, Bill is an American science communicator, television presenter, and mechanical engineer. He is best known as the host of the PBS and syndicated children's science show Bill Nye the Science Guy (1993–1998), the Netflix show Bill Nye Saves the World (2017–present), and for his many subsequent appearances in popular media as a science educator.

John Rose is the managing director of Global Engineering at Boeing.

Dr. Greg Autry is a clinical professor and director of the Thunderbird Initiative.

Ralph Lorenz is a planetary scientist and engineer at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Lab.

Dr. Randii Wessen is an American astronautics systems engineer.

Leonard David is a space journalist and writer.

Stephen T. Jurvetson is an American businessman, venture capitalist and co-founder of Future Ventures, he also led the firm's investments in Tradex and Cyras.

Eileen Collins is a former astronaut and a retired U.S. Air Force colonel. She retired from the Air Force in Jan 2005 and from NASA in May 2006 after a 28-year distinguished career. A former military instructor and test pilot, Collins was the first female pilot and first female commander of a space shuttle.

Gerald Griffin is an American aeronautical engineer and former NASA official.

Dale Skran is the executive vice president at NSS.

Isaac Albert Arthur is a science communication YouTuber and futurist. He is best known as the producer of his YouTube channel Science & Futurism With Isaac Arthur (SFIA).