Home > Program >Shea has more than 28 years of experience in design, integration, test, and leadership of US and international space systems. Shea is an expert in LV and SC design, qualification, integration, test, and…

Home > Program >Mr. Gaines is currently the Deputy Manager, for Commercial Lunar Payloads Services (CLPS) Project Office at NASA Johnson Space Center. He works with U.S. commercial companies to deliver science and technology experiments to…

Home > Program >Dr. Janet L. Kavandi serves as the President of SNC subsidiary Sierra Space in Louisville, Colorado. There, she is responsible for the company’s space programs, including the Dream Chaser® spaceplane, which is under…

Home > Program >Julie Van Kleeck is the Space Domain Lead and the ASCEND Executive Producer at AIAA. In 2019, she retired from Aerojet Rocketdyne as the vice president of the Space and Launch Propulsion Business…

Home > Program >Kathryn Lueders serves as the associate administrator of NASA’s Space Operations Mission Directorate (SOMD), overseeing the International Space Station (ISS), the Commercial LEO Development Program, Space Communications and Navigation (SCaN), Launch Services Program…

Home > Program > Ally Warson has experience as both an operator and investor. Prior to UP.Partners, Ally worked at Sherpa Capital where she helped transition the firm’s brand; serving as a founding member of ACME Capital.…

Home > Program > Akshay Patel is a Director in the Strategic Advisory Group at PJT Partners, based in New York. ​Akshay has over 10 years of experience in the aerospace and satellite industry across finance, business development and…