BIOGRAPHY

 About Lisa TheLandstronaut

Lisa TheLandstronaut® Alcindor is a pioneering global economist, humanitarian astronaut candidate, and the founder of Landstronaut®, a U.S.–based enterprise at the forefront of planetary survivability, space innovation, and capital diplomacy. With over 15 years of experience engaging with the Department of Defense, NASA, the U.S. Air Force, and the Pentagon, she brings unmatched expertise at the intersection of aerospace, resilience finance, and national security. 

She serves as a Senator for the World Business Angels Investment Forum (WBAF), an institution affiliated with the G20 Global Partnership for Financial Inclusion, where she leads global initiatives to establish cross-border capital systems, investment corridors, and inclusive economic models for frontier and emerging markets. 

Lisa is among fewer than ten melanated women worldwide to reach astronaut candidacy in the 21st century. Her groundbreaking work in gender equity for space exploration includes campaigning for the design of a radiation-shielded space suit for reproductive protection, a pioneering contribution to the advancement of space medicine and biosecurity. 

Through Landstronaut, she integrates advanced technologies, biosafety research, and national defense insights to strengthen humanity’s ability to survive and thrive in extreme terrestrial and extraterrestrial environments.

She is also the architect of the U.S.–Africa Space Investment Corridor, an integrated framework composed of the Global Space League, Land-to-Space Corps, and the Global Space Workforce Development Association. Together, these institutions drive capital formation, infrastructure deployment, and workforce training across continents, creating the foundation for equitable participation in the global space economy. 

A graduate of Florida A&M University in Economics, with specialized training in federal-level aerospace and acquisition systems, Lisa operates at the nexus of innovation diplomacy, inclusive finance, and planetary design. Her leadership unites governments, investors, and institutions in pursuit of a common mission: ensuring human resilience on Earth while responsibly advancing into space.

Vision: To bring forth the evolution of humanity through the LIFE-STYLE (Lifestyle, Infrastructure, Futurism, Education, and Style) of futurism from “Land to Space.”

Mission: To evolve humanity through the LIFE-STYLE (Lifestyle, Infrastructure, Futurism, Education, and Style) of futurism with technology, education, artificial intelligence, creativity, and Human performance survivability (TEACH) from “Land to Space.”

Objective: To revolutionize the way humanity evolves through TEACHing the LIFE-STYLE (Lifestyle, Infrastructure, Futurism, Education, and Style by investing in companies, people, places, and things that progress humanity’s ability to survive in irregular environments from “Land to Space.”

• Space Systems & Defense: Led the development of critical aerospace technologies, including the RS-25 and RS-68 rocket engines, the James Webb Space Telescope, Joint Strike Fighter aircraft, and MUOS communication satellites.
   
• Government & Military Engagement: Collaborated with NASA, the U.S. Air Force, Navy, Army, NATO, and the Department of Defense on various high-impact projects.
   
• Human Performance Enhancement: Founded Landstronaut® to focus on survivability in extreme and exploratory environments, emphasizing Human Performance Enhancement (HPE) and developing a woman-specific spacesuit to protect reproductive health from radiation.
   
• Global Diplomacy & Investment: Spearheads the U.S.–Africa Space Investment Corridor, fostering international collaboration and investment in space infrastructure and workforce development.