Richard Godwin
CEO at Space Technology Holdings
Richard Godwin
CEO at Space Technology Holdings
Clermont, Florida
Overview
Work Experience
Board Member
2024 - Current
Celestis is the global market leader for memorial space flights. Regularly flying cremated remains into space, Moon, Mars and beyond. Turning a grieving moment into a joyous experience for their loved ones.
Chief Executive Officer
2016
STH is a strategic development group focused on commercializing and bringing to market IP designed, or derived, from both Government and private space research. We partner with candidate IP, in exchange for joint ventures, or a mix of equity and billed consultancy services. Through a process of deep dive due diligence, we validate IP and nascent management teams and bring resources to bear in the form of technical, administrative and business management know how. Ultimately we assist in making our IP partners highly investible.
Founder & Director
2017
AlumaPower Corp has taken the always promising "holy grail" Aluminum-Air battery and made it workable, manageable and easy to operate through a unique and ingenious patented solution to the problems inherent within the technology. Quite simply we have a lightweight high energy density zero emissions power system that makes lithium-ion batteries look quaint by comparison.
Venture Partner
2017
Starbridge Venture Capital is a boutique VC fund company with a mandate to invest in dual use advanced technologies derived or designed for space flight. We are already making investments in some forward leaning companies and technologies. Possibly the only space focused VC fund that has the internal expertise to fully understand the technologies being developed AND the financial skills to know how to invest and thus ensure that both investor funds and investments are profitable and therefore sustainable.
Executive Director
2022
OrbitalAg has exclusive rights to of a suite of advanced agricultural bio-stimulants that substantially improve the efficiencies of modern crop growing. A platform technology that provides enormous increases in photosynthetic effect for most crops. The ability to make essential micronutrients bioavailable to the food crops we eat will improve the nutritious content of those foods and improve the diets of those who eat them.
Judge
2017
NASA iTech is a unique initiative to find innovative ideas that address critical problems here on Earth that also hold great potential to solve critical technology challenges in future space exploration. Those ideas may come from small or large businesses, academia, other government organizations – or others who may not have previously had a forum to present their solutions to NASA leadership or their industry partners. Finalists from across the U.S. have represented 30 of their most promising innovative technologies at the NASA iTech Forum during the first three cycles of the initiative.
Director and CEO
2013 - 2016
CEO at Zero Gravity Solutions until move to become CEO of Zero Gravity Life Sciences Inc. Also I am a founding member of the company and had a seat on the Board of Directors of the Public Holding Company until my resignation from the Board in December 2015.
President
1993 - 2015
Apogee books is the premier space industry book publisher, concentrating almost 100% in the space exploration and NewSpace industries. Recently we added our new TheSpaceLibrary.org website which is a ground breaking development for the publishing industry.
President
1993 - 2013
TMA was my consultancy company specializing in worldwide technology development, including biotech, spacecraft development and business operations for SpaceX, renewable energy and other disciplines within the space industry.
Business Analyst
2010 - 2012
I was engaged as a private business development analyst to investigate whether the Dragon cargo space craft could be reused and re-tasked as a free flying commercial microgravity lab.
Business Consultant
2009 - 2011
I was tasked by the company to understand if a free flying, commercial microgravity laboratory was a viable option for the company to pursue. I developed a full business model that showed that the concept was very difficult but possible. Working with SpaceX was a wonderful opportunity and has made me some lifelong friends.
Education
MBA
1976 - 1979
BSc 1 Year
1973 - 1974