Tom Sjogren (also spelled Thomas Sjögren) is the CTO and co-founder of Pythom, a Swedish-American aerospace company based in Bishop, California.

[2] As part of their expeditions, the couple invented lightweight satellite communication software and hardware solutions, which later turned into a business with customers including NASA, NGOs, defense units, and extreme explorers.

[6][7] In 2019, Tom and Tina founded Pythom, a California-based aerospace company which is currently in development of a complete human-rated space transportation system, including rockets, landers and spaceships for Earth, Mars, the Moon and asteroids.

[8] The space fleet is designed around successful principles from early Earth exploration: low cost, light travel, small and agile teams.

The couple has announced their aspiration of going to Mars on Pythom spacecraft within the end of this decade, with the first launch window estimated in 2026.