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Crossed Kármán Line
This astronaut crossed the Kármán Line (100 km), the internationally accepted boundary of space.
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Sharon Hagle
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Marc Hagle
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Emily Calandrelli
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Austin Litteral
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Hank Wolfond
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Lionel Pitchford
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Gökhan Erdem
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H.E. Justin Sun
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Arvi Bahal
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Deborah Martorell
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Bio
J.D. is a serial entrepreneur and founder of Alpha Funds, a technology-focused venture capital company, and Alpha Aerospace, an aerospace consulting and solutions company. He founded the Victoria Russell Foundation to honor the memory of his deceased daughter. The foundation is dedicated to supporting children’s education and assisting the families of first responders. It's a proud partner with Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library to bring the love of reading to children by gifting books free of charge to children. J.D. first flew to space on NS-28 on November 22, 2024. Courtesy of Blue Origin.
WIKIPEDIA EXCERPT
James "J.D." Russell is an American entrepreneur, spaceflight participant, and former law enforcement officer. He founded a community management software company InfoHOA in 2018 and launched Alpha Funds, a venture capital platform focused on aerospace and frontier technologies in 2025. In November 2024, he flew aboard Blue Origin’s New Shepard suborbital mission NS-28, becoming one of the first retired U.S. police officers to reach space and the 670 person to cross the Karman Line on the List of Space Travelers by First Flight.