Chris Kemp — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Founder, Chairman, and CEO of Astra, the fastest company to deploy satellites into Earth orbit and a leading supplier of satellite engines.
Founded OpenStack, described as the largest and fastest-growing open source project in history, during his tenure at NASA.
Served as Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of NASA, introducing new technologies into America’s space program.
Worked at the White House to develop the cloud computing strategy for the United States Government.
Recognized with the "Federal 100" award for his service at NASA.

Biography

Chris Kemp is the Founder, Chairman, and CEO of Astra, a company noted for being the fastest to deploy satellites into Earth orbit and a leading supplier of satellite engines. He is also recognized as the only Founder-CEO to take a company public and private without private equity backing. Prior to Astra, Kemp founded several tech start-ups.