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February 15, 2023

Catherine Koerner

Home > Program > As deputy associate administrator for the Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorate, Catherine Koerner provides leadership and management of human spaceflight development and operations related to NASA's Moon and Mars exploration goals. In this role,…
Lawrence Garrett
February 15, 2023

Andy Hines

Dr. Andy Hines is Associate Professor and Program Coordinator for the University of Houston’s Graduate Program in Foresight and is also speaking, workshopping, and consulting through his firm Hinesight. His 30+ years of professional futurist…
Lawrence Garrett
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September 7, 2022

Matt Hejduk

Dr. Matt Hejduk has spent more than thirty years in the design, development, and assessment of space sensing and command and control systems.  He holds a bachelor’s degree from Princeton University, masters degrees from Southern…
Michael Barber
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September 7, 2022

Ryan Shepperd

Ryan Shepperd is the Mission Planning and Orbital Analysis, SSA Lead at Iridium Working on the Iridium program for 21 years as a navigation, guidance, and control engineer in orbital analysis and mission planning, Ryan…
Michael Barber
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September 6, 2022

Richard “Rich” DalBello

Richard DalBello is currently the Director of the Office of Space Commerce.  In this role, he is responsible for managing the Department’s efforts to establish a space traffic control system to ensure safe space operations…
Michael Barber
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September 6, 2022

Sandra “Sandy” Magnus

Dr. Sandy Magnus is a former NASA astronaut and aerospace executive who currently serves as Principal of AstroPlanetview LLC, where she provides consulting services to the aerospace industry. With a Ph.D. in materials engineering, Magnus brings…
Michael Barber
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August 30, 2022

Ellen Ochoa

Ellen Ochoa was the Director of NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, TX from 2013 until her retirement in May 2018.  She became the first Latina to go to space when she flew on a nine-day mission…
Michael Barber
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August 17, 2022

Gwynne Shotwell

As President and COO of SpaceX, Gwynne Shotwell is responsible for day-to-day operations and managing all customer and strategic relations to support company growth. She joined SpaceX in 2002 as vice president of Business Development…
Michael Barber
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