James Tralie, a Fort Washington native, 2015 Upper Dublin High School graduate, and senior producer and creative director at NASA, has been selected as a Forbes “30 Under 30” honoree in the Media category.

From the announcement:

James Tralie is a senior producer and creative director at NASA, where he produces and directs TV shows, films, podcasts and digital content that explore alien worlds–while making the science of space palatable to more than 10 million who watch his coverage. A NASA film he directed, “Cosmic Dawn,” was acquired for distribution on Prime Video, and was shown at more than 150 planetariums and museums. He is an Emmy winner, a 10-time Webby Award winner, and his digital art has been exhibited in Times Square and the Las Vegas Sphere.

In 2024, Tralie produced and directed a documentary titled “OSIRIS-REx, To an Asteroid and Back”.

You can read more about Tralie’s work at NASA here. You can also check out his Youtube channel and website, which includes the following description:

James Tralie is an Emmy-winning and 10-time Webby Award-winning TV/film producer, animator, and live TV host at NASA. He works at the intersection of science and art to create dreamy, otherworldly scenes, educational explainer videos, documentary productions, and immersive content for all of NASA’s social channels and for television. His latest productions have aired on PBS, Prime Video, Delta Airlines in-flight Entertainment, Hulu, and at film festivals around the world. He is one of the top digital artists in the world and has exhibited worldwide including in Times Square New York, on the Sphere in Las Vegas, at Shibuya Crossing in Japan, at the Met Gala, in Abu Dhabi, Art Basel Miami, and in Montreal. He is a member of the Television Academy.

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Photos: jamestralie.com, NASA