Space Conference Speaker

Mordy Friedman

CEO, World Space Elevator Competitions

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Mordy Friedman is the Founder and CEO of WSPEC (World Space Elevator Competitions), a nonprofit dedicated to accelerating the engineering reality of a space elevator. Driven by the belief that space access should be scalable and foster an economy that’s beneficial for all humanity, Mordy advocates for a pragmatic, phased approach to development. By uniting global teams through high-stakes engineering competitions, building the ecosystem needed to transition space from a mission-based economy to permanent infrastructure.


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