Robert (Bob) Richards is the Founder and CEO of Odyssey Moon Limited, the first official registrant in the $30 million Google Lunar X PRIZE competition and co-founder of the International Space University (ISU).
Today Bob continues to serve on the Board of Trustees of ISU, is a strong advocate of the NewSpace movement and has been a catalyst for a number of astropreneurial ventures. He serves on the boards of numerous international space organizations and in 2005 was elected Vice President of the International Lunar Exploration Working Group (ILEWG) as well as a Member of the International Institute of Space Law of the International Astronautical Federation.
Bob is the recipient of four international space awards: the Konstantine Tsiolkovsky Medal (Russia, 1995), the Space Frontier “Vision to Reality” Award (USA , 1994), the Arthur C. Clarke Commendation (Sri Lanka, 1990) and the Aviation & Space technology Laurel (USA, 1988). He is a contributing author of Blueprint for Space and Return to the Moon. In 2005, Bob received a Doctorate of Space Achievement from the International Space University for “distinguished accomplishments in support of humanity’s exploration and use of space.”
