Est. 2019
League: Starfire Sports League
SAM SHUHAM
#0 GOALKEEPER
Sales Engineer, Ursa Major Technologies
B.S Mechanical Engineer, Harvard University
M.S Aerospace Engineer, University of Colorado
Place of Birth: x
Soccer Career: x
Favorite Team: x
Best of Space United: x
Best of Space Exploration: x
BEN VERNHES
#1 GOALKEEPER
Lead Harness Design Engineer, SpaceX
B.S Aerospace Engineer, Purdue University
Place of Birth: X
Soccer Career: X
Favorite Team: X
Best of Space United: X
Best of Space Exploration: X
CHRIS GRANT
#2 MIDFIELDER
Fluids Systems Structural Analyst, Blue Origin
B.S Mechanical Engineer, California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo
Place of Birth: x
Soccer Career: x
Favorite Team: x
Best of Space United: x
Best of Space Exploration: x
MATT RADACOSKY
#5 DEFENDER
Propulsion Engineer, Blue Origin
B.S Mechanical Engineering, University of Pittsburg
Place of Birth: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Soccer Career: Club Soccer
Favorite Team: Seattle Sounders, Chelsea, Bayern Munich
Best of Space United: The fancy jerseys
Best of Space Exploration: Launching rockets
AUSTIN MARSHALL
#6 MIDFIELDER
Lead Material Flow Engineer, SpaceX
M.S Industrial Engineering, University of Louisville
Place of Birth: Possum Trot, Kentucky
Soccer Career: 25 Years in Competitive Leagues, High School & College Intramurals
Favorite Team: Manchester United
Best of Space United: Space nerds uniting to kick some balls and win games
Best of Space Exploration: Space is the final frontier and I’m here to go get it!
JAIME RAMIREZ
#7 DEFENDER
IT Technician, Blue Origin
Bellevue College
Place of Birth: x
Soccer Career: x
Favorite Team: x
Best of Space United: x
Best of Space Exploration: x
MATTHIEU MASQUELET
#8 MIDFIELDER/WINGER
Propulsion Analyst, Blue Origin
PhD Aerospace Engineering, Georgia Tech
Place of Birth: France
Soccer Career: Youth club in France, mostly rec afterwards
Favorite Team: Olympique de Marseille
Best of Space United: Passion on and off the field
Best of Space Exploration: Solving challenging engineering problems while inspiring the next generation
CAMILO TOBACIA
#10 FORWARD
Lead Manufacturing Engineer, Blue Origin
Founder, Space United
B.S Aerospace Engineering, Texas A&M University
Place of Birth: Bogotá, Colombia
Soccer Career: Ajax Colombia, Millonarios FC U17, Colombian National Team U17, Selección Bogota U17 Dallas Texas, Valencia TX, Club Soccer, College Soccer, Space United FC
Favorite Team: América de Cali, FC Barcelona, Liverpool FC
Best of Space United: We are a team that likes competition and we push ourselves to be better every season
Best of Space Exploration: Pushing the boundaries of technology and doing what seems to be impossible.
SEAN YODER
#11 DEFENDER/MIDFIELDER
Additive Manufacturing Engineer, Blue Origin
B.S/M.S Mechanical Engineering, University of Tennessee - Knoxville
Place of Birth: Knoxville, TN
Soccer Career: Youth Club, High School, D3 Collegiate, Rec Sports
Favorite Team: Liverpool FC
Best of Space United: Playing with a skilled group of people all excited about the missions to space
Best of Space Exploration: Pushing the limits of science and technology to make space more accessible for future generations
BENY VAZQUEZ
#14 MIDFIELDER
Avionics Engineer, Blue Origin
University of Texas Pan American, B.S., University of Minnesota M.S. In Electrical Engineering
Place of Birth: Matamoros, Mexico
Soccer Career: Playing in clubs, school teams and in the streets
Favorite Team: Chivas, Sounders, Manchester United
Best of Space United: Playing soccer with people from different backgrounds and different space companies such as Blue Origin and SpaceX.
Best of Space Exploration: Being able to push humanity forward.
NATHAN BALDWIN
#13 MIDFIELDER/FORWARD
Software Systems Engineer, Blue Origin
BS Aerospace Engineering, Florida Institute of Technology
Place of Birth: Illinois
Soccer Career: Playing since 4 years old
Favorite Team: Manchester United
Best of Space United: Awesome group of people to play with at a competitive level. Scoring goals with friends is always great.
Best of Space Exploration: Bringing knowledge of the universe to future generations
KAI GRIFFIN
#23 FORWARD
Buyer III New Shepard, Blue Origin
Western Washington University, Manufacturing & Supply Chain Management
Place of Birth: Seattle, WA
Soccer Career: 16+ years of Club soccer
Favorite Team: Space United
Best of Space United: It’s a great outlet to get exercise while having fun!
Best of Space Exploration: It represents the pursuit of knowledge and the next step in giving those that come after us a better life.
DANIEL CLARK
#31 DEFENDER
Lead Test Engineer, Blue Origin
The University of Texas at Austin, B.S. Aerospace Engineering
Place of Birth: Dubai, UAE
Soccer Career: UT Men's Club Soccer
Favorite Team: Middlesbrough F.C
Best of Space United: No drama, good footie.
Best of Space Exploration: Launching rockets
RUDI PETERSEN
#XX DEFENDER
Avionics Manufacturing Engineer, Blue Origin
B.S Manufacturing Engineering, Western Washington University
M.S Systems Engineering, Stevens Institute of Technology
Place of Birth: x
Soccer Career: x
Favorite Team: x
Best of Space United: x
Best of Space Exploration: x
COLIN HEYE
#20 MIDFIELDER/DEFENDER
Sr. Propulsion Analyst, SpaceX
B.S Mechanical Engineering, University of Notre Dame
PhD Aerospace Engineering, University of Texas at Austin
Place of Birth: Seattle
Soccer Career: Competitive youth and men's leagues
Favorite Team: The underdog
Best of Space United: Building relationships across the industry
Best of Space Exploration: Pushing the boundaries of mechanical systems
