2024 Fellow Oluseun Taiwo

My name is Oluseun Taiwo, and I am the Co-Founder and CEO of Additive Space Technologies. I have always been inspired by the wonder and awesomeness of space. Being first generation American, my parents always supported my dreams and encouraged to quite literally reach for the stars and that is a common theme for me. Straight out of university, I became employee number 15 at Rocket-lab USA where I got do develop the worlds first 3D Printed Rocket Engines that made it to space. Being an Engineer there sparked my creative mind and gave me confidence in my passion of space flight and the ability to dream. After a year, I moved over to Virgin Orbit where I was once again an early-stage employee. While I was there I got to develop new 3D printing techniques to help build rocket engines the size of cars. Every day inspired me as I worked on amazing launch missions for rocket missions that helped push humanity to a better and brighter future, yet I knew more could be done. I started Additive Space Technologies under the presence that humanity will in fact be multi planetary and there needed to be a company that paved the way for that to be possible. Against all odds, I started this company with zero funding or employees a year ago. Fast forward to now, we are a team of 10, have raised $2M+ and are building the technology that is actively building the highway between earth and the solar system. I am passionately curious about using technology to uplift ALL of humanity and not some of it. If you’re interested in learning more about me , or my mission here, feel free to contact me by email at [email protected].