Bradley Cheetham

Bradley Cheetham (MAeroEngr) is shooting for the moon. He is president and chief executive officer for the space startup Advanced Space, which he co-founded in 2011 while a graduate student at CU. The company focuses on improving the planning and operations of space missions. Top on Bradley’s list? NASA’s next moon mission. The company has come a long way since its first headquarters in the upstairs loft of Bradley’s apartment. Now, the company is 15 employees strong and is located in downtown Boulder. This year, the company secured two NASA small business contracts, each worth more than $1 million.