Stardust

04/21/2026

It is with deep sadness that we share the news that our beloved ambassador and friend, Alvaro M. Corpus, passed away this morning in a car accident on state highway 8.

Álvaro was a teacher at Middle School 94 in Ejido Yucatán, a NASA, & Space Foundation ambassador, and one of the most genuinely warm and generous people many of us have had the privilege of knowing. He represented Mexico at NASA & Honeywell Space Camp in 2018 and spent his life making sure his students believed space belonged to them too.

Within this family, he wasn't just an ambassador. He was a friend. He carried a kindness and quiet energy that made everyone around him feel seen and capable.

We are still processing this loss, and we know many of you may be too.

We are already working together on how we can honor him in a way that reflects who he truly was, and we will share more with you soon.

If you have a memory of Álvaro, a conversation, a moment, something he said that stayed with you, please share it here. His family, his students, and this community deserve to hold onto every piece of light he left behind.

He reached for the stars so others could too.

Rest in peace, maestro. The cosmos holds you now. 🚀✨

02/20/2026

Announcing the Speakers: The Human Side of Space

As humanity prepares for long-duration missions to the Moon, Mars, and beyond, the most critical system in space isn’t propulsion.

It’s the human one.

Join us for:

The Human Side of Space: Mental Health, Cognition & the Future of Astronauts

🗓 February 24, 2026
🕒 3:00 PM EST
🌍 Live Global Broadcast
🎟 Free with Registration at www.stardustinc.ca

This 120-minute global fireside conversation will explore the psychological, cognitive, medical, operational, and philosophical dimensions of human spaceflight.

We’re honored to welcome an extraordinary panel of leaders from NASA, Blue Origin, Virgin Galactic, and the global human performance community:

Moderated by:

Zain Tawana – CIPO, Stardust

Speakers include:

Jason Michaud – CEO & Founder, Stardust

Carlo Vizzi – Astronaut Trainer, ALTEC SpA

Dr. Gretchen Green – Physician Astronaut, Blue Origin NS-32

Ashley Haynes-Gibson – LMFTA & Doctoral Candidate, Human Factors

Dr. Danny Jacques – CEO, Danny’s Rocket Ranch

Michael J. Smith – Center Opportunity Manager, NASA

Seline Ryan – Emergency Nurse, Human-Centered Space Health

Francisco Augusto – Founder & CEO, Wander Group

Chris Borchardt – Flight Surgeon, Virgin Galactic

Frank White – Space Philosopher & Author of The Overview Effect

Together, we will examine:

• Mental health in extreme and isolated environments

• Cognitive performance in space missions

• Human-centered habitat and mission design

• The astronaut family system and long-duration impacts

• Medical and operational readiness for commercial and government spaceflight

• The philosophical implications of expanding human presence beyond Earth

This event is part of Stardust’s mission to build structured, global pathways into the future space workforce, placing human factors at the center of space innovation.

Space is not just an engineering challenge.
It’s a human one.

Live and free with registration at www.stardustinc.ca

02/16/2026

February 16, 2026

Today, Stardust USA LLC, a U.S. subsidiary of Stardust Inc., and Club For The Future (founded by Blue Origin) announce a global partnership to make space education accessible to students and educators worldwide.

Through this collaboration, both organizations are launching a series of initiatives designed to empower the next generation of explorers, beginning with the Stardust Challenge 2026 - a global learning and innovation program for K–12 students, universities, and professionals.

The Stardust Challenge 2026 is designed to be open and inclusive, offering free participation through the Stardust platform and engaging learners across disciplines including science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics. Participants will explore real-world challenges shaping the future of the space economy, human spaceflight, and Earth sustainability.

Registration opens today.

Additional details, including challenge categories, timelines, judging structure, and information about the global finals, will be revealed during a live global broadcast.

Learn more and register at:

www.stardustinc.ca

02/13/2026

IT’S TIME. 🚀

The Stardust Challenge Reveal - February 16, 2026 | 3PM EST

And we are bringing together leaders who are actively shaping the future of space.

Meet the Space Legends joining us LIVE:
✨ Dr. Gretchen Green – Astronaut (Blue Origin NS-32)
✨ Dr. Danny Jaques – Danny's Rocket Ranch
✨ DrSharif Akbar – الإيسيسكو ICESCO in English
✨ Paola Zamudio – Space Court Foundation
✨ Felicia S. Vreeland – Former NASA Artemis Lunar Program Educator
✨ Robert Aillon – Leviathan Space Industries
✨ Dianea Phillips – Science Yourself No G's About It
✨ Julia Lantos – Space Camp & Aviation Challenge Alumna
✨ Shinul Paul – COO, Stardust
✨ Jason Michaud – CEO & Founder, Stardust

This is not just another webinar.

This is a global launch platform for the next generation of space innovators, students, educators, and industry leaders.

🌍 Streamed worldwide
🎟️ Free to attend
🛰️ Designed to connect classrooms to real space pathways

If you care about the future of space, workforce development, and empowering youth, this is where you need to be.

📅 February 16, 2026
🕒 3:00 PM EST
🎥 Register free here:
https://streamyard.com/watch/63WAm8eW4py7

Tag a teacher.
Tag a student.
Tag someone who dreams beyond Earth.

Let’s lift off together. 🚀

02/12/2026

4 DAYS TO GO. 🚀

On February 16, 2026 at 3:00 PM EST, we officially launch The Stardust Challenge, streamed live worldwide.

This marks the beginning of a new global era in space education and real-world challenge solving.
We are excited to announce that the speaker lineup will be revealed shortly, including Astronaut Dr. Gretchen Green and other leaders helping shape the future of space exploration and workforce development.

The Stardust Challenge is designed to:

• Connect students, schools, and industry
• Create real pathways into the space sector
• Empower the next generation of explorers and innovators
• Bridge global classrooms to real aerospace missions
Participation is completely free — but registration is required.

🎥 Join us live:
https://streamyard.com/watch/63WAm8eW4py7
🌍 February 16, 2026
🕒 3:00 PM EST
🎟️ Register free and be part of the next generation of space challenges.

The future doesn’t wait. Neither should you.

02/04/2026

Recent coverage around Blue Origin's decision to pause space tourism flights has led some to suggest that the momentum of commercial spaceflight is slowing.

That interpretation misses the larger picture.
Blue Origin’s announcement makes clear that the company is prioritizing its Florida-based launch infrastructure and long-term lunar programs. This is not a retreat from spaceflight, but a strategic reallocation toward the systems that will define the next phase of human presence beyond Earth.
Space tourism was never the end state of the new space era. It was an early proving ground.

What follows is a shift toward infrastructure, operations, and sustained capability:

- Lunar transportation and surface systems

- Commercial space stations

- Space-based services supporting Earth

- Human factors, behavioral health, and long-duration mission readiness

- Workforce development for an expanding space economy

This transition marks the maturation of the commercial space sector, from demonstration to permanence.

At Stardust, we have been preparing for this phase for years by focusing on people rather than payloads, building pathways that allow students, educators, and professionals to participate meaningfully in the space economy as it evolves.

The Stardust Challenge 2026 reflects that mission. It is a global, open-access initiative designed to engage participants across education levels and disciplines, connecting them to the real challenges shaping the future of space exploration and use.

As the industry moves toward lunar operations and long-duration missions, the need for a globally prepared, space-literate workforce becomes essential.

We will be unveiling the full details of the Stardust Challenge 2026 during a global livestream on February 16.

Registration is now open for those who wish to learn more and take part in this next chapter of the space era.

https://streamyard.com/watch/63WAm8eW4py7

The future of space is not narrowing.

It is becoming more deliberate, more inclusive, and more human.

Jason Michaud
Founder & CEO
Stardust Inc.

02/02/2026

This is not the end of an era, it’s the beginning of the new space age.

For decades, space was something you watched.

Then it became something a few could touch.

Now, it’s time for millions to participate.

On Monday, February 16, I’ll be hosting a global live unveiling of something we’ve been quietly building toward for years:

The Stardust Challenge 2026

This is a worldwide, open-access space challenge designed to bring together:

- K–12 students

- University & college students

- Young professionals, educators, creators, and innovators

- Anyone, anywhere, who believes the future of humanity includes space

If you have curiosity, ambition, or a dream connected to space, you belong here.

As the space industry rapidly shifts toward:

- Permanent lunar presence

- Commercial space stations

- Human missions to Mars

- Space-based infrastructure and industry

The biggest question is no longer if this will happen, It’s who gets to participate. The Stardust Challenge is about:

- Democratizing access to space education

- Creating real pathways into future space careers

- Connecting students, schools, companies, governments, and space agencies

- Building the next generation of engineers, scientists, artists, policymakers, and astronauts

This is not a one-off event.

It’s a yearly global program designed to scale from hundreds of thousands to millions of participants worldwide.

During the live unveiling, we’ll cover:

- The official Stardust Challenge 2026 categories

- How individuals and schools can participate

- National, regional, and international pathways

- The dedicated Astronaut Challenge (yes, really 👀)

- How educators, ambassadors, and partners can get involved

- How this connects to long-term space careers and leadership pathways

📅 Live Unveil: Monday, February 16

🕚 Time: 3:00 PM EST

🌐 Global livestream

🎥 Register & watch here:

👉 https://streamyard.com/watch/63WAm8eW4py7

(If you can’t attend live, register anyway, the replay will be sent.)

This is about building infrastructure for the future, not hype for a moment.

It’s about making sure the next space age is inclusive, global, and human.

If you’re an:

Educator

Student

Space professional

Government or institutional partner

Parent, mentor, or dreamer

I invite you to join us, and help shape what comes next.

Question for you:

If thousands, or millions, of people live permanently on the Moon and Mars,

what kinds of jobs do you think will exist that don’t yet today?

Let’s build that future together.

Liberatus a Gravitatis,

Jason Michaud

Founder & CEO, Stardust Inc.

11/03/2025

Stardust x STORIES of Space

We’re proud to highlight Stories of Space and Beth Mund as one of our official Stardust Odyssey sponsors for October 2025! ✨

Beth’s work is a shining example of how creativity and storytelling can bring space exploration closer to everyone. Through her STORIES of Space missions, she invites people of all ages to send their art, stories, and imagination to space, connecting humanity to the cosmos in a deeply personal way.

This year, their upcoming MISSION 03 with Maritime Launch Services and T-Minus Engineering will lift stories and student-designed mission patches from across Canada aboard a rocket launching from Spaceport Nova Scotia. 🚀

At Stardust, we share this same belief:
that exploration isn’t just about technology or astronauts, it’s about people, stories, and the dreams that unite us across the stars.

Beth is also offering free, 30-minute STORIES LIVE classroom workshops for educators across Canada, an incredible opportunity for students to learn how they can send their stories or art into space. These virtual sessions make it simple for teachers to connect their students directly to Canada’s growing space story, guided by Beth herself.

Thank you, Beth and STORIES of Space, for supporting our Japan outreach earlier this October and helping us continue to inspire the next generation of storytellers, engineers, and explorers worldwide.

Educators and students across Canada can join their current mission and book a STORIES LIVE classroom workshop at storiesofspace.com.

Together, we’re bringing more voices into the future of space. 💫🚀

10/02/2025

We are proud to share the news from Space in Africa: Stardust has signed a Declaration of Intent with the Kingdom of Eswatini at the United Nations General Assembly to explore the establishment of the Kingdom of Eswatini Space Agency (KESA).

In partnership with His Majesty King Mswati III and Minister Savannah Maziya, this milestone reflects a shared vision of using space as a driver for education, sustainability, and opportunity.

Together with Eswatini, Stardust is committed to:

Supporting the creation of a national Space Academy aligned with local education frameworks

Expanding scholarships, mentorship, and innovation programs for youth

Delivering public outreach initiatives, including festivals and cultural exchanges

Building Eswatini’s role as a regional leader in space innovation and climate action

This is a historic first step. An MoU will follow to guide long-term projects across education, research, infrastructure, and international cooperation.

At Stardust, we believe space is not reserved for a few, it belongs to everyone. This partnership is a powerful step toward ensuring that the next generation, in Africa and around the world, has a place in the future of humanity among the stars.

Read the full article here:

https://spaceinafrica.com/2025/09/30/eswatini-explores-establishment-of-a-national-space-agency/

The Kingdom of Eswatini has signed a Declaration of Intent with Stardust, a Canadian Space Company, to explore the possibilities of establishing a national space agency

10/01/2025

This October, Stardust Inc. is proud to celebrate World Space Week 2025 in Japan.

On October 9, our team will be at Bunka Suginami Canadian International School in Tokyo, delivering three sessions of “We Are All Stardust” to over 200 students.

This is part of the Stardust Generation Fund, launched at the United Nations, which is dedicated to making sure no child, no matter where they come from, is told their dreams are impossible. Through this fund, we’re connecting youth worldwide to STEM education, mentorship, and the future of space exploration.

Every student will also receive a free Stardust Membership, opening the door to global learning opportunities, challenges, and inspiration.

But to keep scaling this movement, we need your support. Even small contributions can help us bring the stars within reach for millions of students across the world.

Support the mission through the Stardust Generation Fund: https://www.gofundme.com/f/inspire-millions-support-the-stardust-generation

We are all Stardust, and together, we can make sure the stars belong to everyone.

09/29/2025

A Historic Moment at the United Nations - The Stardust Generation Rises

On September 26th, 2025, Stardust had the profound honor of standing at the United Nations General Assembly in New York City, alongside the Kingdom of Eswatini, with participation from NASA, the United Arab Emirates, and Google.

This gathering was not just a ceremony, it was a turning point. Together with the Kingdom of Eswatini, we announced the launch of the Stardust Generation Fund and signed a Declaration of Intent to explore establishing the nation’s first Space Agency, a Space Academy, and pathways for youth to access global opportunities in science, technology, and innovation.

For me, this is deeply personal. I come from a small subarctic village of 900 people in Canada. I was told to stick to forestry and forget my dreams. But I knew humanity was meant for more. That determination became my North Star, and it is why Stardust exists today: to ensure no child, anywhere, is told that their dreams are impossible.

Already, the Stardust Generation has grown into a global movement:

180+ Ambassadors worldwide

Over 100,000 students inspired

More than 1,000 educators engaged

Active in 60+ nations

Now, through this new partnership with Eswatini and with the inspiration of global voices present, we are building opportunities that can transform lives, economies, and nations. The space economy is projected to surpass semiconductors as the world’s largest industry by 2036, and NewSpace could raise a nation’s GDP by 6–7%. Eswatini has the chance to lead Africa into this future.

We also announced the forthcoming Stardust Generation Book, a collection of stories from our Stardust Ambassadors on how they entered the space industry, the struggles they overcame, and their hopes for the future. This book will be distributed free to schools, libraries, and communities worldwide.

To our partners and sponsors, DDNC, Space Outcomes, Marlene Elizabeth Conway, Eddie Gonzales, Zaheer Ali, and Mohamud Hassan, thank you for believing in this mission and standing with us as we empower the next generation.

The Stardust Foundation, soon to launch in the UAE, will ensure this mission continues for generations to come.

We are all Stardust. And together, we will ensure the stars belong to everyone.

Support the Stardust Generation Fund:
https://www.gofundme.com/f/inspire-millions-support-the-stardust-generation