4Frontiers Corporation
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| Company type | 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)[citation needed] |
| Products | Space & Mars settlement research & development consulting informative entertainment |
Number of employees | 3 (2008) |
| Website | 4FrontiersCorp.com |
4Frontiers Corporation is an American space commerce company, founded in 2005.
History
[edit]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
[edit]The company is headquartered in New Port Richey, Florida, and has three employees.[when?] 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
[edit]- Colonization of Mars
- Exploration of Mars
- Flashline Mars Arctic Research Station
- Mars Analog Research Station Program
References
[edit]- ^ Messier, Doug (February 13, 2014). "4Frontiers Launches Private Placement Offering to Fund Interactive Space Theme Park". Parabolic Arc. Retrieved February 13, 2014.
- ^ "4Frontiers Corporation - Our Team". 4frontierscorp.com. Retrieved February 13, 2014.
- 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. S2CID 134570215.
- Hundley, Kris (December 4, 2006). "Like no place on Earth". St. Petersburg Times.
External links
[edit]- Official website
- Space.com news article - "New Company Launches With Aim of Colonizing Mars"
- Wired.com news article - "The Next Mother Lode: Mars"