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Rick Tumlinson has spent his life fighting to open space for everyone. Overcoming chronic asthma and ADHD, the British-Texan son of a sergeant rose from blue-collar roots to being one of the most influential figures in the space field. Visionary and firebrand, he helped launch the commercial NewSpace movement of Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, and today's space pioneers.Six-time Congressional witness, Rick led the takeover of the Russian Mir space station, signed the first private astronaut, and helped start the mission that discovered water on the Moon. He cofounded the Space Frontier Foundation, was a founding board member of the X-Prize, and founded SpaceFund, a successful venture firm.He was recognized with the World Technology Award alongside Craig Venter of the Human Genome Project and the Future of Humanity Lifetime Award. His EarthLight Foundation works to ensure kids in the future can chase butterflies on the Moon and plant trees on Mars.

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