astropreneur
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From astro- + -preneur (“entrepreneur”).
Noun
[edit]astropreneur (plural astropreneurs)
- (aerospace, business) An entrepreneur in the aerospace sector, especially one from NewSpace ("Space 2.0"). It can also be used for entrepreneurs with innovative ideas for space-derived products for non-space environments ("downstream applications").
- 2014, Parviz Tarikhi, The Iranian Space Endeavor: Ambitions and Reality, page 202:
- This Iranian-American astropreneur and telecommunications tycoon businesswoman reached space ahead of Iran.
- 2015 March 9, Oliver Wainwright, “Let's all move to Mars! The space architects shaping our future”, in The Guardian[1]:
- Attracting a flood of investment from the world’s super-wealthy, will these brave “astropreneurs” be riding the astronomical equivalent of the dotcom boom?