Awards & Recognition
★TIME 100 Next List 2019 (Phenoms category)
★Forbes 30 Under 30 - Manufacturing and Industry list 2019
★Forbes 30 Under 30 - Big Money list 2019
★MIT Technology Review 35 Innovators Under 35
★Business Insider 30 Under 30
★Inc. Magazine 30 Under 30
★Via Satellite Executive of the Year 2019 nomination
★World Economic Forum Technology Pioneer
Notable Facts
→Co-founded Relativity Space in 2015, raising over $1.3 billion in funding
→Youngest member of National Space Council User Advisory Group by nearly 2 decades
→Testified to U.S. Senate on commercial space policy
→Former propulsion engineer at Blue Origin, credited with bringing 3D printing in-house
→Company achieved $4.2 billion valuation under his leadership
→Stepped down as CEO in March 2025 but remains co-founder and board member
→Led development of world's first 3D-printed rocket (Terran 1)
→Initial $500,000 funding came from cold-emailing Mark Cuban
→Part of Y Combinator 2016 cohort