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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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August 4, 2022

Kathleen Connor Howell

Professor Kathleen Connor Howell is the Hsu Lo Distinguished Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics in the College of Engineering at Purdue University. She earned her B.S. degree in Aerospace Engineering from Iowa State University; her…
Lawrence Garrett
August 2, 2022

Bryan K. Smith

Bryan K. Smith is director of Facilities, Test and Manufacturing at the NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland. In this capacity, Smith is responsible for the facility infrastructure and operation of all test facilities at…
Lawrence Garrett
July 28, 2022

Kathy Laurini

Kathy Laurini works for Dynetics in roles that include human spaceflight strategy and Human Landing System design and development. She is also leading the Dynetics HLS commercialization strategy development. During her 35-year NASA career, Ms.…
Kevin Hastings
July 28, 2022

John Reed

John Reed is United Launch Alliance’s Chief Rocket Scientist, and former Senior Technical Fellow for Guidance Navigation and Control. Mr. Reed manages the Technical Fellows program at ULA. He is currently focused on a wide…
Kevin Hastings
July 27, 2022

Jonathan Cirtain

Jonathan W. Cirtain is chief development officer for BWX Technologies, Inc. (BWXT). He is responsible for identifying and developing new technologies for the company by integrating technical expertise and resources across the enterprise. He joined…
Kevin Hastings
July 26, 2022

Kate Kelly

Kate H. Kelly is the director for Space and Emerging programs of BWXT Advanced Technologies LLC, a subsidiary of BWX Technologies, Inc. (BWXT), leading the strategy and execution of the space and advanced manufacturing portfolio.…
Kevin Hastings