# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/geoffrey-a-landis
# Generated: 2026-08-15T03:26:13.678Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/geoffrey-a-landis"
name: "Geoffrey A. Landis"
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description: "Geoffrey Alan Landis is an American aerospace engineer and author, working for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) on planetary exploration, interstellar propulsion, solar power and photovoltaics. He holds nine patents, primarily in the field of improvements to solar cells and photovoltaic devices and has given presentations and commentary on the possibilities for interstellar travel and construction of bases on the Moon, Mars, and Venus."
tagline: "American aerospace engineer and science fiction author"
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profileType:
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birthDate: "1955-05-28"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump