Jason Andrews is an American space and technology entrepreneur.[1] He co-founded with his wife Marian Joh, Andrews Space in 1999, founded Spaceflight Inc. in 2010, BlackSky Global LLC in 2013, and integrated all three entities together in 2015 under Spaceflight Industries.[2]
Early life and education
Andrews grew up in Seattle, Washington and attended the University of Washington where he graduated with a BS in Aerospace Engineering. In 1995, he joined Kistler Aerospace in Kirkland Washington, one of the early space startups developing a fully reusable two stage launch vehicle to serve the emerging LEO communications market.[3][4] His first role was as launch vehicle performance analyst, where he developed the "rocket back" trajectory to recover the first stage at the launch site.