I’m Suleman Itmer. I live in Dallas, where I design the future.

I’ve loved making things for as long as I can remember, and wrote my first program when I was 6 years old, just two weeks after my mom brought home the brand new Macintosh LC 550 that I taught myself to type on.

The only thing I loved more than computers as a kid was space. When I was 8, I climbed the 40-foot oak tree at the back of our yard while wearing my older sister’s motorcycle helmet, counted down from three, and jumped — hoping the tree was tall enough that with just a bit of momentum I’d be able to get to orbit.

I spent the next few summers indoors working on a rocket design, while I recovered from the multiple surgeries it took to fix my badly broken legs. It took nine iterations, but when I was 15 I sent my dad’s Blackberry into orbit and was able to transmit a photo back down to our family computer from space.

Today, I’m the founder of Digitize Block, where we’re commitment to innovation and technology, we are bridging the realms of software services and digitize space exploration, ensuring that the spirit of curiosity and discovery continues to thrive in the hearts of aspiring young astronauts.