Draft:Chris Boshuizen

Dr Chris Boshuizen
Dr Chris Boshuizen
Born	1980 (age 44–45); Australia
Nationality	Australian
Occupation(s)	Entrepreneur, Musician, Aeronautical Engineer

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Instructions · What links here · Chris Boshuizen (talk: + · bio) · (log) · Copyvios report · reFill · Citation Bot · (Search: Google, Wikipedia) · Submitted 6 days ago by Apple24628 (talk: D · +) · Last edited 5 days ago by Citation bot

Warning: The page Chris Boshuizen redirects to Blue Origin NS-18. Please ensure it is not a copy or that this page is located at the correct title.

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Declined by CanonNi 8 days ago. Last edited by Citation bot 5 days ago. Reviewer: Inform author.

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Submission declined on 11 June 2025 by SafariScribe (talk).

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Comment: No improvement. Websites of his companies are not reliable sources. '''[[User:CanonNi]]''' (💬 • ✍️) 06:26, 20 June 2025 (UTC)

Chris Boshuizen is an Australian entrepreneur, aeronautical engineer, and musician. In 2005 Boshuizen was awarded a PhD from the University of Sydney^[1]^[2]. Boshuizen grew up in Tumbarumba, Australia. In 2010 Boshuizen co-founded Planet Labs — a company that designs and manufactures 3U-CubeSat miniature satellites ^[3] ^[4]. While working for NASA as an aeronautical engineer, Boshuizen co created PhoneSat^[5]. In 2014 Boshuizen won the global Australian of the year award^[6]^[7].

Space Tourism

In 2021 Bosheizen went to space aboard NS-18 along with William Shatner, Audrey Powers and Glen de Vries^[8]^[9]^[10]. Boshuizen is the 3rd Australian in space preceded by Paul Scully-Power and Andy Thomas^[11]. Bosheizen is the first exclusively Australian citizen in space as-well as the first person to enter space under an Australian flag.^[12]

Music Career

In 2021 Boshuizen released an album titled VHS under the stage name Dr Chrispy^[13] ^[14] a nickname given to him by colleagues at NASA ^[15] in tandem with his space flight aboard the Blue Origin space flight NS-18. In 2023 Boshuizen released a second album commemorating two years since his space flight ^[16]

References

^ "Chris Boshuizen". University of Sydney. Retrieved 19 June 2025.
^ "About Chris Bosheizen". Spaceforhumanity. Retrieved June 10, 2025.
^ Grubb, Ben (January 21, 2015). "From Tumbarumba to beyond: It's blast off for Aussie Chris Boshuizen's satellite start-up Planet Labs". The Sydney Morning Herald.
^ "Our Team". Planet. Retrieved June 10, 2025.
^ Bogel, Ariel (June 2, 2016). "Space entrepreneur: Why build apps when you can make satellites?". Mashable.
^ "Chris Boshuizen". Karman Project. June 23, 2025.
^ Connors, Emma (May 11, 2018). "From Tumbarumba to NASA: How Chris Boshuizen sent a phone into space". Financial Review.
^ "Blue Origin announces next customers to fly on New Shepard's upcoming human flight on October 12". Blue Origin. Retrieved June 11, 2025.
^ "NS-18". Everyday Astronaut. 10 October 2021. Retrieved June 10, 2025.
^ "Blue Origin launches six tourists to the edge of space after nearly two-year hiatus". CNN. 19 May 2024. Retrieved June 11, 2025.
^ "Australians in Space". Australian Space Agency. 19 June 2025. Retrieved June 11, 2025.
^ Lauder, Jo (8 October 2021). "A billionaire, William Shatner, and a Tumbarumba local: The story of Australia's first space 'traveller'". ABC.
^ "Dr Chrispy". Dr Chrispy. Retrieved June 10, 2025.
^ "I took your songs to space". Dr Chrispy. Retrieved June 11, 2025.
^ "Dr Chrispy Bio". Dr Chrispy. 10 October 2020. Retrieved June 19, 2025.
^ Howell, Elizabeth (October 20, 2023). "Two Years After Blue Origin Spaceflight, Chris Boshuizen Celebrates With "The Great Unknown"". Spaceref.

[1] "Chris Boshuizen". University of Sydney. Retrieved 19 June 2025.

[2] "About Chris Bosheizen". Spaceforhumanity. Retrieved June 10, 2025.

[3] Grubb, Ben (January 21, 2015). "From Tumbarumba to beyond: It's blast off for Aussie Chris Boshuizen's satellite start-up Planet Labs". The Sydney Morning Herald.

[4] "Our Team". Planet. Retrieved June 10, 2025.

[5] Bogel, Ariel (June 2, 2016). "Space entrepreneur: Why build apps when you can make satellites?". Mashable.

[6] "Chris Boshuizen". Karman Project. June 23, 2025.

[7] Connors, Emma (May 11, 2018). "From Tumbarumba to NASA: How Chris Boshuizen sent a phone into space". Financial Review.

[8] "Blue Origin announces next customers to fly on New Shepard's upcoming human flight on October 12". Blue Origin. Retrieved June 11, 2025.

[9] "NS-18". Everyday Astronaut. 10 October 2021. Retrieved June 10, 2025.

[10] "Blue Origin launches six tourists to the edge of space after nearly two-year hiatus". CNN. 19 May 2024. Retrieved June 11, 2025.

[11] "Australians in Space". Australian Space Agency. 19 June 2025. Retrieved June 11, 2025.

[12] Lauder, Jo (8 October 2021). "A billionaire, William Shatner, and a Tumbarumba local: The story of Australia's first space 'traveller'". ABC.

[13] "Dr Chrispy". Dr Chrispy. Retrieved June 10, 2025.

[14] "I took your songs to space". Dr Chrispy. Retrieved June 11, 2025.

[15] "Dr Chrispy Bio". Dr Chrispy. 10 October 2020. Retrieved June 19, 2025.

[16] Howell, Elizabeth (October 20, 2023). "Two Years After Blue Origin Spaceflight, Chris Boshuizen Celebrates With "The Great Unknown"". Spaceref.

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