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James William Benson

Jim Benson was the Founding Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of SpaceDev, a publicly traded space technology development company. Jim started the trend of successful computer entrepreneurs moving into the space sector when he founded SpaceDev in 1997. Prior to founding SpaceDev, Jim was founder and President of Compusearch Software Systems and ImageFast of McLean, Virginia.SpaceDev specializes in affordable, high-performance small satellites,... more

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  • 1945

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  • Oct 10, 2008 (age 63 years)

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  • Jim Benson,
  • James Benson,
  • James W Benson

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Benson Space Company

Based in Poway, California, Benson Space Company is a commercial space tourism venture with an ambitious goal to be the first-to-market for commercial...

SpaceDev, Inc.

SpaceDev, a part of the "Space Systems Business" of Sierra Nevada Corporation, is prominent for its spaceflight and microsatellite work. It designed and built...

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