Meet Our Partners & Collaborators
Building the next generation of space and frontier innovation ecosystem at Silicon Valley.
Initial Funding
Startups Engaged through Lunar Lab accelerator
Developers, researchers, and corporate innovators
Key Partnerships
OrbitWorks is ISA's strategic consultancy arm, specializing in corporate partnerships, government-grant guidance, and tailored capacity-building initiatives. Through OrbitWorks, we help organizations navigate complex funding landscapes, design future-ready technical strategies, and elevate workforce and human capabilities. From proposal alignment and executive training to community-oriented educational programs, OrbitWorks strengthens institutional innovation and empowers partners to lead in the evolving space and frontier-tech ecosystem.
Collaborations that span government, academia, industry, and civil society.
Joint initiatives, challenges, and pilots tailored to partner missions.
Multi-year strategies aligned with ISA’s 2030 impact milestones.
Helping pilots in emerging regions grow into international collaborations.
Solar Studios is ISA's research and innovation nucleus. This pillar drives scientific exploration, targeted R&D, and interdisciplinary collaboration across space technologies, deep tech, and the wider frontier-tech landscape. Through Solar Studios, we prototype solutions, validate concepts, and advance new knowledge that propels human spaceflight, deep-tech innovation, and transformative breakthroughs shaping our future. It is where bold ideas evolve into rigorously developed, scientifically grounded solutions.
Collaborative research projects connecting academia, industry, and agencies.
Support for organizations building space, sustainability, and frontier tech programs.
Guidance on crafting competitive grant applications and multi-partner initiatives.
Focus on solutions that work for communities now and future offworld settlements.
Lunar Labs is ISA's founder-first accelerator designed specifically for frontier-tech and space-tech innovators. It was created to address a critical gap in the market: while traditional VCs overwhelmingly fund fast-turnover, app-based startups, frontier technologies require serious funding, laboratory infrastructure, long development timelines, and a delayed return on investment - a natural reality of deep-tech and space innovation. Lunar Labs fills this gap by providing strategic guidance, technical validation, and long-horizon support that empowers founders to develop impactful, scalable technologies beyond the conventional startup model.
Tailored mentoring for early-stage startups and mission-driven innovators.
Bridge between lab research, analog missions, and flight opportunities.
Connections to agencies, universities, and commercial partners worldwide.
Accelerator programming aligned with ISA’s 2030 lunar & Earth impact roadmap.
The International Space Alliance (ISA) is a Silicon Valley-based nonprofit accelerating progress in frontier technology, space innovation, and STEM capacity-building worldwide.
strategic collaborations with NASA Ames, global research institutions, and emerging deep-tech startups, ISA bridges government, industry, and academia to advance breakthrough solutions in human spaceflight, AI, robotics, climate resilience, and next-generation infrastructure.
ISA's mission is to make space and frontier technologies accessible, actionable, and transformative—empowering students, innovators, and diverse communities to contribute meaningfully to Earth-to-Moon progress.
By supporting ISA, partners help unlock bold R&D, enable hands-on innovation for underrepresented groups, and cultivate the talent and technologies shaping humanity's next frontier.
Our mission is to accelerate global cooperation, innovation, and sustainability across space-related industries and disciplines. We build capacity and create opportunities through education, research, entrepreneurship support, and strategic partnerships.
ISA's work is grounded in a few key principles: inclusivity, representation, and long-term impact. We connect people, resources, and technologies across borders, helping turn research into implementation, and ideas into missions that serve both local communities and the broader space sector.
Through our programs and alliances, we aim to develop ecological, economic, and technological solutions that respond to real-world challenges—whether that's climate resilience on Earth, sustainable lunar infrastructure, or future offworld settlements. Our goal is simple: make space a shared opportunity, not a distant dream.
International Space Alliance (ISA) was created to bring more people, ideas, and regions into the space ecosystem. We envision a future where science, technology, and entrepreneurship work together to address humanity’s biggest challenges—on Earth, in orbit, and across the solar system.
We are committed to a world in which knowledge and opportunity in space are not limited to a few nations or institutions, but are accessible to communities everywhere. By nurturing creativity, resilience, and collaboration, we help build an interconnected ecosystem that advances exploration, environmental stewardship, and sustainable economic growth.
From emerging space regions to established hubs, ISA acts as a bridge, turning visionary ideas into practical initiatives that move us all closer to a thriving, multi-planetary civilization.
The International Space Alliance is led by a global team of analog astronauts, technologists, educators, and ecosystem builders working to decentralize access to space and frontier technologies.
Founder & President
Analog Astronaut, Chief of Global Space Partnerships & Innovation Strategy. Deep background in government collaboration and research.
Co-Founder
Space Innovation Lead & NASA Program Partner. Extensive experience in space-tech ecosystem building.
Co-Founder & Advisor
Chief AI Innovation Evangelist. Former Google AI leader. Expert in AI commercialization and strategic consulting.
Co-Founder & CTO
Tech & Software Architect. Specializes in building scalable platforms for startups and innovation ecosystems.
Media & Public Relations
Storyteller & Communications Strategist. Focused on amplifying space innovation narratives globally.
The International Space Alliance is guided by distinguished leaders from NASA, research institutions, and the global space ecosystem who bring decades of expertise in exploration, innovation, and strategic partnerships.
Board Member
Lead of Innovation, Technical Partnerships, and Collaborative Technology Specialist for NASA’s Solar System Exploration Research Virtual Institute (SSERVI). Since 1999, Joe has served at NASA Ames, supporting Artemis, mission partnerships, and managing the SSERVI Regolith Lunar Lab for lunar surface exploration.
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