Aerolite Meteorites


Aerolite Meteorites is a commercial entity based in Tucson, Arizona with an additional office in the United Kingdom. They are one of the largest commercial meteorite companies in the world.

History

The company was founded in 2005 by Geoffrey Notkin of science television series Meteorite Men. “Aerolite” is an archaic term for “meteorite” and typically refers to stony meteorites. Aerolite offers a wide range of products, from entry-level to museum quality specimens.
Aerolite Meteorites exhibits annually at the Tucson Gem & Mineral Show and the Denver Coliseum Mineral, Fossil, Gem, and Jewelry Show. In 2018, Aerolite Meteorites partnered with Dinosaur Brokers, based in Woodland Park, Colorado, to bring a, nearly complete Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton to the 22nd Street Mineral and Fossil Show in Tucson, Arizona, where it was on display to the public for about three weeks.

Notable acquisitions

Aerolite Meteorites provides specimens to major meteorite institutions, like the American Museum of Natural History in New York, the British Museum of Natural History in London, the Vienna Museum of Natural History, and the Center for Meteorite Studies, among others.
Aerolite Meteorites are also long time supporters of Beads of Courage, a resilience-based invention program designed to support children coping with serious illness and their families. Through the program, children tell their stories using beads as symbols of courage that commemorate milestones achieved along their treatment paths. In 2018, Aerolite Meteorites donated authentic lunar dust that was embedded into special beads designed and handcrafted by bead artist Jeannie Cox. CEO Geoff Notkin has also been a Beads of Courage Celebrity Ambassador since 2012.
Aerolite Meteorites is also an official sponsor of Rally for Science Tucson and a supporter of Girls Taking Up Space, a program that raises funds to foster Native American girls' interest in STEM-related areas by sending them to Space Camp at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center in Huntsville, Alabama.