Spherex

Mendoza-Hill said most of the secondary payload opportunities on SMD missions through 2024 are already filled, with the exception of the SPHEREx astrophysics mission launching in 2024.

Dan Gardenswartz is chief financial officer of Spherex, a large producer of cannabis oil for vaporizer cartridges.

SPHEREx will help astronomers understand both how our universe evolved and how common are the ingredients for life in our galaxy’s planetary systems.