Founder lineage
The NASA diaspora
3 robotics companies were founded by people who came from NASA. Every branch is a verified role plus a verified founding.
SourceNASA
Founded by Michael Sims · ex-NASA
Founded by Lewis C Jones · ex-NASA
Founded by Luca Rossettini · ex-NASA
Common questions
How many robotics companies came out of NASA?
3 verified robotics companies were founded by people who previously worked at NASA, according to the DEPLOY registry. They include Ceres Robotics, Cosmic Robotics, D-Orbit.
What is a founder-lineage or "diaspora" tree?
It traces where a company's people go next: everyone who held a role at NASA and then founded their own robotics company. It is built only from verified role and founding records in the DEPLOY registry, so every branch links to the person and the company.
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