Top 60 Space Influencers in 2026

1. Neil deGrasse Tyson

Bio Your Personal Astrophysicist and host of @StarTalk.Posting images and occasional videos of possible artistic or scientific interest. Instagram Handle @neildegrassetyson Instagram Followers 2.8M Follower Growth (3mo) +3% Type Mega Gender Male Get Email Contact Request upto top 1,000 Space Instagram Influencers with email contacts in a spreadsheet or csv file. Email us at [email protected] Copy emailEmail us

2. Christina Hammock Koch

Bio @NASA AstronautArtemis II crew | @nasaartemis 328 days of life & work on @iss.Exploration | Humanity | Service Instagram Handle @astro_christina Instagram Followers 2.1M Follower Growth (3mo) +379% Type Mega Gender Female Get Email Contact

3. Neil deGrasse Tyson

Bio Science, pop culture & comedy collide on StarTalk w/astrophysicist @NeildeGrasseTyson, co-hosts & guests. Keep Looking Up! ✨ *****@startalkradio.net Instagram Handle @startalk Instagram Followers 1.6M Follower Growth (3mo) +4% Type Mega Gender Male Get Email Contact

4. Emily Calandrelli

Bio 🧑🏼‍🚀100th Woman in Space 🚀MIT Aerospace engineer + Emmy-nominated TV host✍🏻#1 NYTimes Best Selling Author▶️ Emily's Science Lab on YouTube *****@emilycalandrelli.com Instagram Handle @thespacegal Instagram Followers 1.5M Follower Growth (3mo) -1% Type Mega Gender Female Get Email Contact

5. Kellie Gerardi

Bio Research Astronaut & Payload SpecialistTIME100 Creator & USAToday Woman of the YearBiz: *****@gmail.comMom of 2 (thanks to IVF✨) Instagram Handle @kelliegerardi Instagram Followers 1.4M Type Mega Gender Female Get Email Contact

6. Alexandra

Bio 🛸for earthlings and aliens 💫Space news & facts! 💌Biz: *****@gmail.com📍Atlanta, GA Instagram Handle @astro.alexandra Instagram Followers 1.4M Follower Growth (3mo) +11% Type Mega Gender Female Get Email Contact

7. Kobi Brown

Bio I love space!management: *****@night.co Instagram Handle @astrokobi Instagram Followers 1.3M Follower Growth (3mo) -1% Type Mega Gender Male Get Email Contact

8. Jessica Meir

Bio NASA Astronaut. Scientist. Mother. Explorer. Nature lover. Currently living on-board the @iss supporting Expeditions 74 and 75. Instagram Handle @astro_jessica Instagram Followers 564.2K Follower Growth (3mo) +66% Type Macro Gender Female Get Email Contact

9. Alyssa Carson

Bio Astrobiologist 🛸PhD Candidate 🤓Aquanaut 🥽IIAS Science Researcher 🥼 Instagram Handle @nasablueberry Instagram Followers 540.7K Follower Growth (3mo) +1% Type Macro Gender Female Get Email Contact

10. Victor Glover

Bio Regular Person, @USNavy Captain, and @NASA Astronaut. Work on Earth, Lived @Space_Station, Piloted Crew-1 & Artemis II to the moon & back - for All! Instagram Handle @astrovicglover Instagram Followers 538.9K Follower Growth (3mo) +363% Type Macro Gender Male Get Email Contact

11. Katya Echazarreta

Bio First Mexican-born woman in Space🇲🇽Helping people understand space, science, and technology + why it mattersFounder @fund_espacial *****@whalartalent.com Instagram Handle @katvoltage Instagram Followers 414.3K Follower Growth (3mo) +1% Type Macro Gender Female Get Email Contact

12. Hayley Arceneaux

Bio Youngest American orbital astronaut ⭐️ PA, keynote speaker, author, traveler💌 *****@bep-la.com Instagram Handle @hayleyarc Instagram Followers 364.1K Follower Growth (3mo) +12% Type Macro Gender Female Get Email Contact

13. Kirsten Banks

Bio Come for the space ✨ Stay for the fun! 🤩Wiradjuri Astrophysicist & Science Communicator@indigenousliteracyfoundation ambassador 📚 *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @astrokirsten Instagram Followers 201.7K Type Macro Gender Female Get Email Contact

14. Chris Cassidy

Bio Former NASA Astronaut, U.S. Navy SEAL and President & CEO of the @mohmuseum Proud Husband and Father *****@mohmuseum.org Instagram Handle @astro_seal Instagram Followers 186.3K Follower Growth (3mo) +1% Type Macro Gender Male Get Email Contact

15. Don Pettit

Bio NASA Astronaut. Photographer. Scientist. Inventor. Instagram Handle @astro_pettit Instagram Followers 178.5K Follower Growth (3mo) +9% Type Macro Gender Male Get Email Contact

16. Camille Elizabeth

Bio 🛰️ Space engineer ➡️ tech storyteller☀️ Chief Marketing Officer @starcatcherind🚀 Space tech, business, & policypartnerships: *****@smoothmedia.co Instagram Handle @thegalacticgal Instagram Followers 164K Follower Growth (3mo) +10% Type Macro Gender Female Get Email Contact

17. Athena Brensberger

Bio 💫 Astronomer Barbie 👱🏻‍♀️🔭B.S., Astronomy & Planetary Science🪐10+ yr international model 🌏👠💌 *****@astroathens.com Instagram Handle @astroathens Instagram Followers 150.7K Follower Growth (3mo) +2% Type Macro Gender Female astroathens.com/blog + Follow Get Email Contact

18. Danny Tio

Bio 📍MUC 🇩🇪🚀 Spaceflight | Humor | Vintage Fashion🎓 @aetudelft '24DM for collaborations. Instagram Handle @galactic.greaser Instagram Followers 121.6K Type Macro Gender Male Get Email Contact

19. Lauren-Ann Graham

Bio Not an official NASA accountViews are my own👩‍🚀Aspiring Astronaut👩‍🔧Orion Spacecraft CTC🚀|FIT Aerospace BS | Mechanical MS|🤿OW Cert *****@my.fit.edu Instagram Handle @nasa.lag Instagram Followers 111.3K Follower Growth (3mo) +8% Type Macro Gender Female Get Email Contact

20. Joan Marie

Bio 🚀: Engineer, Speaker, Advocate 👩🏽‍🔬: Space + STEM + Motivation 🇵🇷: I help curious students break into STEM & Space💻: (Not an official NASA account) *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @yourfemaleengineer Instagram Followers 111K Follower Growth (3mo) -1% Type Macro Gender Female Get Email Contact

21. Megan McArthur

Bio NASA Astronaut and veteran of Space Shuttle mission STS-125. Back on Earth after spending 6 months on @iss as a part of the @spacex Crew-2 mission! Instagram Handle @astro.megan Instagram Followers 103.3K Follower Growth (3mo) +2% Type Macro Gender Female Get Email Contact

22. Zena Cardman

Bio @nasa Astronaut, Group XXII 🐢 Back on Earth after @iss Expeditions 73-74 Instagram Handle @zenanaut Instagram Followers 95.7K Follower Growth (3mo) +19% Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

23. Amy Shira Teitel

Bio Historian and author with a focus on science, technology, and a lot of space. And yes, I’m the one on those Science Channel shows! *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @amyshirateitel Instagram Followers 92.2K Follower Growth (3mo) +5% Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

24. Karen Nyberg

Bio Textile artist & quilter inspired by family & the beauty of Earth. Retired career astronaut, PhD ME.Proud mom, trail runner, and Labrador wrangler. *****@hipsettergroup.com Instagram Handle @astrokarenn Instagram Followers 88.4K Follower Growth (3mo) +11% Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

25. Anil Menon

Bio 👩🏽‍🚀 NASA Astronaut with launch on 14 July 2026☄️ I’m an astronaut by trade and doctor by heart. I love helping people and Space Medicine Instagram Handle @astro_anil Instagram Followers 84.5K Follower Growth (3mo) +17% Type Micro Gender Male Get Email Contact

26. Katelyn Gunderson

Bio 👩🏼‍🚀 On a mission to empower #WomeninSTEM🚀 Former NASA Engineer/Aircrew🛩 Test Pilot School graduate @theNTPS🏃🏽‍♀️ 26.2 x 10, BQ x 5🏅3:18 *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @theplanekate Instagram Followers 81.1K Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

27. Woody Hoburg

Bio NASA astronaut 🐢 Instagram Handle @astro.woody Instagram Followers 75.2K Follower Growth (3mo) +7% Type Micro Gender Male Get Email Contact

28. Ned Oliveira

Bio NOTÍCIAS DO ESPAÇO: Ciência / Astronomia / Astronáutica 99% Divulgação Científica mas aquele 1% Eu. *****@hotmail.com Instagram Handle @nedoliveira1 Instagram Followers 72.8K Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

29. Erin Winick Anthony

Bio 🔬Founder, @steampowermedia🚀Space and Science Communicator | BS Mech Engineering | PinballerFormerly @NASA MIT📧*****@gmail.com📍Houston, TX Instagram Handle @erinwinick Instagram Followers 72.6K Follower Growth (3mo) +38% Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

30. Ambre Rose Trujillo

Bio 🚀 🪐 Space Science & Human Spaceflight Communicator + Writer + Producer + HostI like to ask questions. Comms for @planetarysociety *views are my own *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @ambre_rosario Instagram Followers 68.5K Follower Growth (3mo) +27% Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

31. Francisco Rubio

Bio NASA Astronaut Group 22 (Turtles). Exp 68-69 (371 days). Physician, UH-60 Black Hawk pilot. Miami Sunset Senior HS 1994, West Point 1998, USUSH 2010. Instagram Handle @astro_frankrubio Instagram Followers 64.4K Follower Growth (3mo) +29% Type Micro Gender Male Get Email Contact

32. Jack Fischer

Bio Former USAF Officer, test pilot & astronaut - hoping to pass along my passion for space & the Air Force I love - I dare you to dream! Views are my own Instagram Handle @astro2fish Instagram Followers 57.4K Follower Growth (3mo) +5% Type Micro Gender Male Get Email Contact

33. Mike Massimino

Bio Former @NASA Astronaut, @ColumbiaEngineering Prof, Sr Advisor for Space Programs @IntrepidMuseum, NY Times Bestselling Author of #Spaceman *****@columbia.edu Instagram Handle @astromikemassimino Instagram Followers 57.3K Follower Growth (3mo) +6% Type Micro Gender Male Get Email Contact

34. Jeanette Epps

Bio Aerospace Engineer, NASA Astronaut, Aquanaut, CAVES2019 Instagram Handle @jeanette.epps Instagram Followers 53.7K Follower Growth (3mo) +5% Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

35. Sarafina El-Badry Nance

Bio Astrophysics Ph.D. → aerospace TPMAuthor of STARSTRUCK 🧿🇪🇬 BRCA2+, @si_swimsuit, @forbesunder30 *****@sarafina-nance.com Instagram Handle @starstrickensf Instagram Followers 43.3K Follower Growth (3mo) -1% Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

36. Marc

Bio All images are taken by myself Instagram Handle @astronomical_horizon Instagram Followers 31.1K Follower Growth (3mo) -1% Type Micro Gender Male Get Email Contact

37. Kevin M. Gill

Bio Software engineer, data wrangler at @nasajpl. Martian photographer with the Mars Curiosity Rover engineering cameras. Processes space mission images. Instagram Handle @apoapsys Instagram Followers 26.7K Follower Growth (3mo) -1% Type Micro Gender Male Get Email Contact

38. Kevin J DeBruin

Bio I’m a Space Expert & Doer of Many Things💫 🛰 NASA Rocket Scientist (fmr) | Aerospace Engineer🏆 Emmy-Nominated Host & Producer🪐 Founder @_spaceclass *****@kevinjdebruin.com Instagram Handle @kevinjdebruin Instagram Followers 21.8K Follower Growth (3mo) -2% Type Micro Gender Male Get Email Contact

39. Jay

Bio I love space 🪐🛰⭐️🌔🚀On Twitter(X) as @JPMajor *****@me.com Instagram Handle @jpmajor Instagram Followers 16.8K Follower Growth (3mo) -1% Type Micro Gender Male Get Email Contact

40. Zaida Hernandez

Bio 🚀 sharing space + STEM opportunities🎓 first gen motivation & career tips🛰️ engineer | author | speaker 🇸🇻🇺🇸📚 books + more info ↓ (opinions my own) Instagram Handle @thespacelatina Instagram Followers 16.7K Follower Growth (3mo) +5% Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

41. Dylan Taylor

Bio Chairman & CEO Voyager Technologies, Commercial Astronaut, Founder Space for Humanity *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @dylantaylorspace Instagram Followers 13K Follower Growth (3mo) -4% Type Micro Gender Male Get Email Contact

42. Sophia Gad-Nasr

Bio Cosmology & Astroparticle Theory PhD | Science Communicator & Advisor | Hamsters, Squirrels, Space ✨️ 🇵🇱✡️🇪🇬 *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @astropartigirl Instagram Followers 11.9K Follower Growth (3mo) +4% Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

43. Niamh Shaw

Bio 👩🏻‍🚀Earth & Space explorer📇 Writer & passionate sharer of Science stories🧭 Fellow @the_explorers_club 🚀 ESA Champion🪐 Speaker & Communicator *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @dr_niamh_shaw Instagram Followers 7.1K Follower Growth (3mo) +16% Type Nano Gender Female Social FacebookTwitterInstagramLinkedInYouTube Podcast Get Email Learn More

44. Mack Crawford

Bio Artist, software engineer. Occasional illustrator for NASASpaceflight.com, previously for Blue Origin, Nanoracks, Voyager Space, UMich, Argotec SRL Instagram Handle @brickmackspace Instagram Followers 3.6K Follower Growth (3mo) -1% Type Nano Gender Male Get Email Contact

45. Jasmin Moghbeli

Bio Mommy. Marine Attack Helicopter Pilot. Test Pilot. NASA Astronaut. Excited to share my journey! Instagram Handle @astrojaws Instagram Followers 419.3K Type Macro Gender Female Get Email Contact

46. Doug Hurley

Bio Father and husband. Astronaut. Pilot, STS-127 & STS-135. Commander NASA/SpaceX DM-2. ISS Expedition 63. Congressional Space Medal of Honor. *****@hipsettergroup.com Instagram Handle @astro.doug Instagram Followers 256.1K Follower Growth (3mo) -1% Type Macro Gender Male Get Email Contact

47. Kayla Barron

Bio @nasa Astronaut, Group XXII 🐢. @usnavy Submarine Warfare Officer. Instagram Handle @astro_kayla Instagram Followers 123.3K Type Macro Gender Female Get Email Contact

48. Paolo Nespoli

Bio Astronaut, European Space Agency (ret ) 🛰Aerospace Engineer 🚀Keynote Speaker 📣Astrophotographer 📸Space and Science addicted 🔭🔬🧬 *****@astropaolo.space Instagram Handle @astro_paolo Instagram Followers 113.3K Type Macro Gender Male Get Email Contact

49. Raja Chari

Instagram Handle @astro_raja Instagram Followers 93.9K Follower Growth (3mo) +7% Type Micro Gender Male Get Email Contact

50. Ariana

Bio 🎀: Aerospace EngineerUpcoming Science & Tech🧬🔬💘: my digital diary | Travel📧: *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @astronautariana Instagram Followers 54.7K Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

51. Chris Birch

Bio @NASA Astronaut 🪰Scientist, athlete, engineerTraining to explore off-planet Instagram Handle @astro_birch Instagram Followers 15.1K Follower Growth (3mo) +35% Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

52. Bailey Burns

Bio 🚀Just a girl trying to get to space Instagram Handle @ninjaneergirl Instagram Followers 6.6K Follower Growth (3mo) -1% Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

53. Jeremy Hansen

Bio @canadianspaceagency astronaut. Artemis II crewmember. / Astronaute de l’@agencespatialecanadienne. Membre de l’équipage d’Artemis II. 🚀 Instagram Handle @AstroJeremy Instagram Followers 569.1K Follower Growth (3mo) +401% Type Macro Gender Male Get Email Contact