This is a huge loss to the space community. No word (yet) on how he died, but he was only twenty-nine or thirty years old. Some of us knew him since he was a kid. And my deepest condolences to Steve and his family. This has to be shattering to them.
[Tuesday-morning update]
Future leaders in space has set up a memorial fund. But I wonder if they have permission from the family?
[Update a few minutes later]
FWIW…
We've set up a fund in memory of Matthew Isakowitz at https://t.co/UfjyAG5ebq & are working with his family to inspire the next generation https://t.co/ZHK1XiEEzs
— Clay Mowry (@ClayMowry) May 30, 2017
Steve Isakowitz is the President and CEO of The Aerospace Corporation. His father?
Yes, and this was his only child. So sad.
Only son. He had three sisters. But still sad, yes.
This is such a shock. Matt was the first intern at Personal (now Commercial) Spaceflight Federation, working for John Gedmark. I’ve never met anyone with such an encyclopedic knowledge of the space world, and yet he was not a “geek” in any sense of the word. He was a warm, good natured, and extraordinarily intelligent young man. I just can’t believe this. My heart goes out to Steve and his family.