Jeffrey Manber

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Recognized pioneer in bringing about the commercial utilization of space, from satellites…

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  • Voyager Space

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Publications

  • From The Earth to Mars: The Surprising History of the Rocket Pioneers Who Launched Humanity into Space

    Multiverse Media

    From the Earth to Mars is a non-fiction graphic novel that brings to life the visionaries who first realized the timeless dream of rocket travel in the early 1900s, before the time when the governments got involved in space exploration. The stories of German Space Pandemonium in Episode 1 and Russia’s Space Craze in Episode 2 focus on the magical ingredients that by the end of the 1920s took rocket travel in Europe from ridicule to acceptance. And why America lacked the founding space…

    From the Earth to Mars is a non-fiction graphic novel that brings to life the visionaries who first realized the timeless dream of rocket travel in the early 1900s, before the time when the governments got involved in space exploration. The stories of German Space Pandemonium in Episode 1 and Russia’s Space Craze in Episode 2 focus on the magical ingredients that by the end of the 1920s took rocket travel in Europe from ridicule to acceptance. And why America lacked the founding space ecosystem, with only Robert Goddard pushing the US forward.

    Focused squarely on historical fact, (but highly opinionated!) the reader will come to understand the lessons to be learned from a century ago as humanity today prepares to permanently settle on the lunar surface and begin the human exploration of Mars.

Honors & Awards

  • NASA Distinguished Public Service Medal (DPSM)

    NASA

    Jeffrey Manber was named a recipient of NASA's 2023 Distinguished Public Service Medal, which is awarded to individuals who,by distinguished service, ability or vision, have personally contributed to NASA's advancement of United States' interests.
    Manber, who co-founded Nanoracks, now a Voyager Space company, and currently serves as Chairman of the Board, received this esteemed award for his ongoing contributions over the years to the commercial space industry, specifically for his…

    Jeffrey Manber was named a recipient of NASA's 2023 Distinguished Public Service Medal, which is awarded to individuals who,by distinguished service, ability or vision, have personally contributed to NASA's advancement of United States' interests.
    Manber, who co-founded Nanoracks, now a Voyager Space company, and currently serves as Chairman of the Board, received this esteemed award for his ongoing contributions over the years to the commercial space industry, specifically for his exceptional leadership in pioneering the development of commercial services in low-Earth orbit (LEO), furthering NASA's goal of developing a commercial economy in space.

  • Space Pioneer Award for Entrepreneurship

    National Space Society

    The National Space Society Pioneer Awards recognize those individuals whose accomplishments have helped open the space frontier.

  • Pioneer of New Space Award

    Space Frontier Foundation

  • 2012 Exceptional Public Achievement Medal

    NASA

  • Lloyd V. Berkner Award

    American Astronautical Society

    Awarded the 2011 Lloyd V. Berkner Award for "working tirelessly to advance the cause of commercial spaceflight ranging from early efforts for cooperative commercial space activities with Russia through current commercial science payloads flown on the ISS.”

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