Demetrios Yuji Economou

Demetrios Yuji Economou

2013 skipped a grade and graduated primary school at age 10
2016 Published research book on AI in Shanghai
2017 chosen to be in gifted and talented program, wrote scientific research paper on asteroid 101955 Bennu
2020 2nd Prize in senior category at the international coding competition “Young Coders Global Hackathon”
2021 got the opportunity as apprentice to researchers at the Research Center for Astronomy and Applied Mathematics at the Academy of Athens
2022 Mensa International Member
2023 Aerospace engineering major from September
2023 Internship at the “Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology” in the “National Center of Scientific Research Demokritos” in Greece. Conducted an investigation and wrote a report on the properties of a PLA + Neodymium based magnetic powder composite for uses in space exploration, in collaboration with other research centers in the EU.

The future of mankind lies in the hands of our generation, the Mars Generation. I wish to use my skills not only as a STEM major, but also as someone with an interest in global history and politics, as well as my multinational, multicultural, multilingual background to become a bridge between JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency), ESA (European Space Agency), and NASA. As an astronaut I hope to prevent future conflicts that will expand to or occur in space by encouraging a global focus on technological advancement, providing humanity with a new era of peace and prosperity, accelerating the development of humanity into an interplanetary type 1 civilization.

“If there ever was such a thing as an absolute moral imperative, it would be to explore the cosmos and embrace all within it.”

Per aspera ad astra.