Sophie Sanchez, Founder and Managing Editor

Sophie founded Cosmic Chicago, originally launched on ChicagoNow a platform owned by Chicago Tribune Media Group. Previously Sophie reported space news and freelanced with several outlets including Yahoo!, Huffington Post, and Gather.

Her background includes STEM program development and consulting and tech writing in the science industry. A native Chicagoan, Sophie is passionate about travel, astronomy, and telling the story.

Michael Galindo, Photo Editor

Michael Galindo began covering Spaceflight in 2014. Galindo started covering rocket launches on social media, then moved on to cover events in person at various NASA Centers- including NASA Johnson, Stennis, Michoud, Kennedy Space Center, & JPL. In late 2016 he joined Cosmic Chicago as a photographer and is now Chief Photographer.