DreamUp

DreamUp
Industry Aerospace, Education
Founded 2015 (2015)
Number of locations
 2
Key people
 Carie Lemack, Jeffrey Manber
Products educational programs, media programs
Services space payload integration, space launch events, career development events
Website dreamup.org

DreamUp PBC is a Public-benefit corporation that offers space-based educational and media services. DreamUp is a spin-off and sister company of NanoRacks LLC, a private company that develops products and offers services for the commercial utilization of space. DreamUp aims to provide in-space opportunities to non-professionals who've never had access to space before - students, teachers and those using crowd-sourcing to fund space projects.[1]

Under NanoRacks' umbrella, DreamUp customers launched 230 educational projects conducted on the NASA International Space Station. The customer base spanned 36 U.S. states and 15 countries.

Via its launch partner NanoRacks, DreamUp has access to research opportunities on the U.S. National Lab on board the International Space Station, Blue Origin's New Shepard space vehicle, and other platforms.

In March 2016, Carie Lemack was announced as CEO and Cofounder of DreamUp.[2] Previously, Lemack co-founded Global Survivors Network and Families of September 11, and produced the Academy Award-nominated documentary film, Killing in the Name.

DreamUp is part of XO Markets, a holding company for commercial space exploration.

Platforms

International Space Station

DreamUp provides access to facilities on the International Space Station (ISS) that include:

Blue Origin

DreamUp provides access to research opportunities on Blue Origin's New Shepard space vehicle.

Launches

DreamUp provides its customers with the opportunity to participate in the MyLaunch experience, a launch viewing event organized in collaboration with NASA and NanoRacks for missions to the International Space Station via SpaceX, Orbital ATK, and other launch providers.

DreamUp MyLaunch events to date:

DreamUp Approved

DreamUp Approved is an accreditation system offered by DreamUp and NanoRacks, in collaboration with Space Angels Network.[8][9] Projects submitted to DreamUp are examined by the company's Advisory Board and specialized consultants. Projects that are certified as "DreamUp Approved" means they have been declared realistic, doable, and following the correct path for NASA safety approval.

As of March 2016, the DreamUp Advisory Board includes CASIS Director Ken Shields, NanoRacks CEO Jeffrey Manber, and XO Markets Chief Designer, Mike Johnson.[10][11]

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