Executive Team
Space Services Inc is supported by a world class executive team.
A pioneer of the commercial space age, Charlie co-founded Celestis, Inc, the global leader in Memorial Spaceflight Services. Called "a pioneer on the cutting edge" of space commerce by Space News Chafer and his team have conducted more than a dozen missions to date, placing a symbolic portion of cremated remains from more than 1000 individuals into outer space, Earth orbit, or on the lunar surface.
Today, as CEO of Space Services Holdings, Inc.(SSHI), Charlie oversees a portfolio of commercial space businesses spanning market sectors from consumer to high technology and including partners from Groupon to NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. SSHI's unique business model, which combines traditional and non traditional markets into space missions, recently helped the company secure the exclusive commercial rights to NASA's Sunjammer solar sail mission, scheduled for a late 2014 launch.
Working with the company for more than 16 years, Cristiana has an extensive international business experience in start-up an established environments; strong background in science, business development, event planning, experienced in strategic planning; top-producing sales professional, expert in lead development, consultative selling and sales.
Cristiana was previously Business Development Manager for an international
holding corporation, initiating and expanding to North American markets, and
was a corporate officer for a major European ISP.