Ghaffarian was born in Iran and his passion in space increased when he watched the historic event of the 1969 Apollo 11 Moon landing on television.

[citation needed] Beside his work in industry, Kam is an active philanthropist focused on education, STEM initiatives, scientific research, and promotion of projects towards achieving interstellar travel.

He also previously held numerous technical and management positions at companies like Ford Aerospace, and Loral.

It became NASA’s second-largest engineering services contractor and generated over half a billion dollars in annual revenues.

[8] He became a billionaire several times over in first quarter of 2023 after his company, Intuitive Machines, wrapped up a SPAC merger and shares skyrocketed as much as 1,200% in one week.