4Frontiers Corporation
4Frontiers Corporation is an American space commerce company, founded in 2005.
| Private | |
| Industry | Aerospace NewSpace Mars |
| Founded | 2005 |
| Headquarters | New Port Richey, Florida, United States |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Mark Homnick (CEO) Joseph E. Palaia, IV (Vice-President of R&D) |
| Products | Space & Mars settlement research & development consulting informative entertainment |
Number of employees | 3 (2008) |
| Website | 4FrontiersCorp.com |
History
In 2014, 4Frontiers began a private placement round of financing to raise US$15–20 million to fund part of US$80 million required to build the first phase of INTERSPACE Florida, "a real science interactive space themed destination" on a 75 acres (30 ha) parcel of land near Titusville Cocoa Airport.[1]
Organization
The company is headquartered in New Port Richey, Florida, and has three employees. The majority of work is completed by contractors, consultants, and interns. Consultants and advisers for 4Frontiers include Buzz Aldrin, Ben Bova, Christopher McKay, and Marianne Dyson.[2]
See also
- Colonization of Mars
- Exploration of Mars
- Flashline Mars Arctic Research Station
- Mars Analog Research Station Program
References
- Messier, Doug (2014-02-13). "4Frontiers Launches Private Placement Offering to Fund Interactive Space Theme Park". Parabolic Arc. Retrieved 2014-02-13.
- "4Frontiers Corporation - Our Team". 4frontierscorp.com. Retrieved 2014-02-13.
- Further reading
- Carroll, Michael (2009). The Seventh Landing: Going Back to the Moon, This Time to Stay. Springer. ISBN 978-0-387-93880-6.
- Collis, Christy; Graham, Phil (2009). "Political geographies of Mars: A history of Martian management" (PDF). Management & Organizational History. 4 (3): 247–261. doi:10.1177/1744935909337750.
- Hundley, Kris (December 4, 2006). "Like no place on Earth". St. Petersburg Times.
External links
- Official website
- Space.com news article - "New Company Launches With Aim of Colonizing Mars"
- Wired.com news article - "The Next Mother Lode: Mars"
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.