4Frontiers Corporation

American space commerce company

4Frontiers Corporation
Company typePrivate
IndustryAerospace
NewSpace
Mars
Founded2005
HeadquartersNew Port Richey, Florida, United States
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Mark Homnick (CEO)
Joseph E. Palaia, IV (Vice-President of R&D)[citation needed]
ProductsSpace & Mars settlement research & development
consulting
informative entertainment
Number of employees
3 (2008)
Website4FrontiersCorp.com

4Frontiers Corporation is an American space commerce company, founded in 2005.

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.[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

References

  1. ^ Messier, Doug (February 13, 2014). "4Frontiers Launches Private Placement Offering to Fund Interactive Space Theme Park". Parabolic Arc. Retrieved February 13, 2014.
  2. ^ "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

  • Official website
  • Space.com news article - "New Company Launches With Aim of Colonizing Mars"
  • Wired.com news article - "The Next Mother Lode: Mars"