About Us
NewSpace and Us
The global space economy was worth $630 billion in 2023. Satellites that fit in the palm of your hands. Teslas flying to Mars. Your phone talking to satellites continuously. It’s real.
Internet from small satellites. Vacations in outer space. Mining on the moon. There’s more to come in the next 5 years. Experts predict an era of unprecedented growth, not just through astropreneurs like Elon Musk at SpaceX, but also through more than 2000 startups worldwide.
75
Years of Combined Experience
Bidushi Bhattacharya, Ph.D
Founder and CEO
Dr. Bhattacharya s a rocket scientist with 35 years experience in the global commercial space sector and at NASA. After building technical experience on projects such at the Hubble Space Telescope and Galileo Mission to Jupiter, she founded AstroHub to foster growth of the global space ecosystem. Since 2016 she has worked with international clients to send seven experiments to the International Space Station, taught hands-on CubeSat workshops at International Space University and other institutions, and delivered space workforce development courses to hundreds of professionals and students. She holds a Ph.D. in space physics from UCLA and an Executive Masters in Space Leadership, Business & Policy from ASU Thunderbird.
David H. Peng
Chief Strategy Officer
David is a seasoned asset management professional with 35 years of global experience. He has worked with BlackRock, Legal & General, Standard Life, Merrill Lynch, and Bank of China. David is a two time ASU Thunderbird graduate (Master’s in International Management in 1987 and Master’s in Space Leadership, Business & Policy in 2024), he serves as board advisor at Thunderbird Alumni Council and at Columbia University’s Hong Kong Alumni Association. David is board director at Orion Astropreneur Space Academy and advocates for space education and the commercial space sector's growth. David is senior advisor at BluFin Advisory, delivering commercial space investments and funds to investors in Asia.
