Matthew Welty is a lifelong space buff and an active recreational fixed-wing pilot. He was an early employee of Facebook and a leader in the engineering organization during a period of exponential growth. He also held prominent roles in consumer internet and biotechnology companies prior to hanging up his tech hat in 2018. Since 2019 he has worked in film and television production.

Sarah Welty, M.A. is a clinically certified speech language pathologist working in elementary special education in the San Francisco Bay Area. She is a space enthusiast by-way-of marriage.