Rick Tumlinson – Leader of the NewSpace Revolution. From working-class roots to the forefront of the NewSpace revolution, Rick brings a message for people and organizations ready to transcend limits: 'Give yourself Permission to Dream, find your Purpose, push beyond the edges, and live life without boundaries.' “Rick channels the spirit of Star Trek’s boldest captains as he pushes humanity to reach farther, think deeper, and dream bigger.” – Rod Roddenberry, CEO, Roddenberry Entertainment “Rick is the godfather of commercial space.” – Greg Autry, Nominee – Chief Financial Officer, NASA New Book: 'Why Space? The Purpose of People' Rick's Mission: To empower visionaries, founders, teams, and leaders to open space and elevate life on Earth through courage, innovation, and an unshakable belief in human potential. For over 30 years Rick has been one of the top thought leaders of the space community - the acknowledged champion of opening space to life and humanity. His essays, Opinion pieces, and testimony have shifted the direction of the U.S. space program. His willingness to speak truth to power has earned him relationships with the billionaires building the rocketships, and the admiration of an industry - that he has helped transform. Driving Private Space Investment: Co-founder of SpaceFund and Deep Space Industries, advancing private space investment and innovation worldwide. Artemis Catalyst & Commercial Access: Helped inspire NASA’s Artemis mission and shaped commercial access to space through groundbreaking advocacy and leadership. Founding Force of NewSpace: Founding leader of the Space Frontier Foundation, pioneering the 'NewSpace' movement and private exploration. Featured Talks & Keynotes: - TEDxWaterStreet: The Space Revolution and The Purpose of People - The Space revolution - a history and manifesto Keynote: Why the Moon? In this keynote, Rick talks about why the Moon is our gateway: training ground, fuel depot, and launchpad for Mars—plus the resources, geopolitics, and choices shaping the lunar frontier. Current Keynotes Overview: - The Space Revolution: A fast-paced tour of the private space race—why billionaires are betting big, what’s at stake, and how today’s choices will shape our future beyond Earth. - Why the Moon?: The real reasons we’re racing back: resources, geopolitics, and the Moon as gateway, training ground, and fuel stop for Mars and beyond. - Why Space? The Purpose of People: A personal, big-picture talk on why humanity must go—and how opening the High Frontier helps each of us find purpose here on Earth. - The Future of Humanity in Space: From commercial stations and lunar settlements to asteroid mining, Rick maps the next 20–100 years—what’s possible, what’s probable, and what’s up to us. - Purpose & the High Frontier: Rick’s origin story meets humanity’s—an uplifting keynote on meaning, responsibility, and why space matters culturally, spiritually, and economically. - AI and the High Frontier: How AI becomes our co-pilot in space—from mission planning to autonomous craft—and the big questions as our creations learn, explore, and evolve. - Permission to Dream: A heartfelt tribute to sci-fi’s power to shape real lives—how stories forged Rick’s path and can help anyone dream bigger, act braver, and build the future. - How to Be a Man (of the future): Beyond clichés of toughness: a raw, funny, challenging take on modern masculinity—courage, vulnerability, purpose, and service for leaders today. - Un-Tiring: Breaking the Brainwash of “Old”: Break the brainwash of “old”: practical strategies and stories for turning age into fuel—more wisdom, more daring, more impact at any stage. Rick Tumlinson doesn’t just talk about the space revolution - he builds it. Below are the organizations and initiatives he founded to turn vision into action: - The Space Revolution: This show will take you on a rocket ride of interviews with the people in space who are getting it done, from newly minted space entrepreneurs to scientists, investors and the creative minds working to bring Star Trek to life - in your life. - Earthlight Foundation: Founder of the Earthlight Foundation, whose mission is to protect and expand the domain of life, honor and evolve human civilization, and explore and experience the Universe. - Space Frontier Foundation: Co-Founder of the Space Frontier Foundation dedicated–for nearly 4-decades–to opening the space frontier to human settlement as rapidly as possible and ensuring that space is accessible to all through free enterprise. - New Worlds: Founder & Host of New Worlds: “The best little space conference on the Planet.” Where tomorrow’s Space Tribes meet today to challenge norms, spark fresh ideas, and lead the Space Revolution. - SpaceFund™: Founder, Chairman Emeritus of SpaceFund, funding the future by investing in high-growth startups addressing the multi-billion dollar space markets that will both enable and benefit from the space revolution. - SPACE4 Ukraine: Space4 Ukraine backs existing STEAM clubs and educators—no new bureaucracy, vetted partners, and low overhead (75% goes to end-users). Help Ukraine’s next generation aim for the stars: choose Space4 Ukraine as your Impact Area. - The Space Cowboy Ball: Host of the Space Cowboy Ball! The world’s coolest costume, awards, dance party for space! Past attendees include: Jeff Bezos, Gwynne Shotwell, Jared Isaacman, Frank White, Rod Roddenberry, and more. - Getting it right on the Moon: Let's not trash Tranquility: The Moon is entering a phase in which human activities will play a significant role in its natural history… - Return to the Moon: The race we have to win (again): The simple fact to consider is, those who control the Moon will gain a lot of options when it comes to the future. - With space, failure isn't just an option — it's a requirement: The difference between a winner and a loser is that the winner gets back up, learns from what they did wrong and does it again… Would you like to book Rick Tumlinson for your event? You can easily submit an inquiry via the contact form – of course, with no obligations. 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