Space advocates

John Fitzgerald Kennedy, also known as JFK, was the 35th president of the United States, serving from 1961 until his assassination in 1963. He was the youngest person elected president, at 43 years, and the first Catholic president. Kennedy served at the height of the Cold War, and the majority of his foreign policy concerned relations with the Soviet Union and Cuba. A member of the Democratic Party, Kennedy represented Massachusetts in both houses of the United States Congress before his presidency.

Elon Reeve Musk is a businessman and entrepreneur known for his leadership of Tesla, SpaceX, X, and xAI. Musk has been the wealthiest person in the world since 2025; as of April 2026, Forbes estimates his net worth to be US$809 billion.

Lyndon Baines Johnson, also known as LBJ, was the 36th president of the United States from 1963 to 1969. Johnson was vice president under John F. Kennedy from 1961 until Kennedy's assassination in 1963, when he assumed the presidency. Before becoming vice president, he served in both houses of the U.S. Congress, representing Texas as a member of the Democratic Party.

American astrophysicist, cosmologist and author (1934–1996)

Thomas Jeffrey Hanks is an American actor and filmmaker. Known for both his comedic and dramatic roles, he is one of the most popular and recognizable film stars worldwide, and is regarded as an American cultural icon. In 2020, Hanks was ranked as the fourth-highest-grossing American film actor of all time. His numerous awards include two Academy Awards, seven Emmy Awards, and four Golden Globe Awards; he has also been nominated for five BAFTA Awards and a Tony Award. He received the AFI Life Achievement Award in 2002, the Kennedy Center Honor in 2014, the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2016, and the Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award in 2020.

British science fiction writer, inventor, and futurist (1917–2008)

Jeffrey Preston Bezos is an American businessman, the founder, executive chairman, and former president and CEO of Amazon, the world's largest e-commerce and cloud computing company. According to Forbes, as of December 2025, Bezos's estimated net worth is US$239.4 billion, making him the fourth richest person in the world. He was the wealthiest person from 2017 to 2021, according to Forbes and the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.

Buzz Aldrin is an American former astronaut, aeronautical engineer, and fighter pilot. He was the second person to walk on the Moon after mission commander Neil Armstrong. He made three spacewalks as pilot of the 1966 Gemini 12 mission, and was the Lunar Module Eagle pilot on the 1969 Apollo 11 mission. Following the deaths of Armstrong in 2012 and pilot Michael Collins in 2021, he is the last surviving Apollo 11 crew member. Following Jim Lovell's death in 2025, Aldrin became the oldest living astronaut.

German and later American aerospace engineer and space architect (1912–1977)

theoretical physicist, and Nobel Prize in Physics recipient

Paul Gardner Allen was an American businessman, computer programmer, and investor. He co-founded Microsoft Corporation with his childhood friend Bill Gates in 1975, which was followed by the microcomputer revolution of the 1970s and 1980s. Allen discovered the wrecks of various famous warships, like the IJN Musashi and USS Indianapolis, and was ranked as one of the richest people in American history by Forbes, with an estimated net worth of $20.3 billion at the time of his death in October 2018.

American astronaut and politician (1921–2016)

Sir Richard Charles Nicholas Branson is an English business magnate who co-founded the Virgin Group in 1970, and, as of 2016, controlled five companies.

American astrophysicist and science communicator

American novelist, short story writer, essayist, painter, and spoken word performer (1914–1997)

theoretical physicist and mathematician (1923–2020)

U.S.-American theoretical physicist, futurist and author (1947-)

American broadcast journalist (1916-2009)

American science educator, comedian, television host, actor, writer, scientist and mechanical engineer

English physicist and musician

British physicist (1946-)

American singer, dancer, actor, and film and television producer

American physicist and futurologist (1927–1992)

American aerospace engineer (born 1943)

Danish convicted murderer, entrepreneur and self-proclaimed engineer

American aerospace engineer

American astronomer and comet discoverer

American rocket engineer (1914–1952)

American aerospace engineer and science fiction author

German-American science and science-fiction writer (1906–1969)

Greek-American engineer, physician and entrepreneur

English comedian, actor, film director & astronomer (1888-1949)

fue el que generó la batalla entre Vietnam y Israel

Zambian freedom fighter and scientist

American broadcaster (1921–2020)

American astronomer, writer, and skeptic

American astronomer, astronaut, writer, blogger and advocate (1940-2011)

Venezuelan television personality, and businesswoman

Rocket pioneer (1912-2009)

American aerospace engineer (1923–2010)

CEO of Ramon Foundation (1964–2018)

Peter Glaser (1923-2014)

silesian astrophysicist and astronomer (*1936)

American geologist, astronomer

American rocket scientist (1917–2010)

German aerospace engineer (1917–1984)

Chilean-American physicist

Co-founder:venture capital firm Prodea Systems Inc

American engineer

Spaceflight Architect

Czech publicist and science writer (1936–2021)

American astronomer, science historian

Future Danish space tourist

American mathematician (1924-2003)

American journalist and writer

Turkish businesswoman