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Ross Centers

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Ross Centers
CEO & Co-Founder of
Ethos Space Resources (2022)
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Ross Centers is Co-Founder and CEO of Ethos Space Resources, a lunar infrastructure company pioneering in-situ resource utilization to build the foundational spaceport infrastructure needed for humanity's permanent presence on the Moon.

Before founding

Centers trained at the Colorado School of Mines, the world's leading institution for space resources research, earning a Master's in Space Resources, and also holds a BS in Bioinformatics from the University of California, Santa Cruz.

Founder Insights

Centers founded the Planetary Sunshade Institute to develop a space-based climate cooling megastructure, publishing research through the American Society of Civil Engineers and the International Astronautical Federation, which led him to the Moon as the answer to sourcing materials at scale.

Experience

He co-founded Hydrogen Alpha, the first dedicated space resources consultancy, and led a NASA-funded research team on power systems for lunar resource exploration before launching Ethos alongside two former SpaceX veterans.

Scale & Impact

Ethos has successfully produced concrete-like regolith material in a $2M simulated lunar environment, tested it under rocket exhaust conditions, and attracted seed investment from Vibe Capital, Lucas Venture Group, and Acequia Capital as a Y Combinator S26 company.

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Ross Centers

Ethos Space Resources
CEO
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Ross Centers

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Ethos Space Resources

Industry

Climate / Social Tech

Year Founded

2022

Stage/Funding

Seed • $250K

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About

Ross Centers is Co-Founder and CEO of Ethos Space Resources, a lunar infrastructure company pioneering in-situ resource utilization to build the foundational spaceport infrastructure needed for humanity's permanent presence on the Moon.

Before founding

Centers trained at the Colorado School of Mines, the world's leading institution for space resources research, earning a Master's in Space Resources, and also holds a BS in Bioinformatics from the University of California, Santa Cruz.

Founder Insights

Centers founded the Planetary Sunshade Institute to develop a space-based climate cooling megastructure, publishing research through the American Society of Civil Engineers and the International Astronautical Federation, which led him to the Moon as the answer to sourcing materials at scale.

Experience

He co-founded Hydrogen Alpha, the first dedicated space resources consultancy, and led a NASA-funded research team on power systems for lunar resource exploration before launching Ethos alongside two former SpaceX veterans.

Scale & Impact

Ethos has successfully produced concrete-like regolith material in a $2M simulated lunar environment, tested it under rocket exhaust conditions, and attracted seed investment from Vibe Capital, Lucas Venture Group, and Acequia Capital as a Y Combinator S26 company.

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