Maj. Gen. Stephen G. Purdy, Jr., USSF
Major General Stephen G. Purdy, Jr., is quad hatted as Program Executive Officer for Assured Access to Space; Commander, Space Launch Delta 45; Director of Launch and Range Operations, Space Systems Command; and Director of the Eastern Range, Patrick Space Force Base, Florida. He also serves as the Space Force University Partnership Program Champion for…
Read MoreNicole Rayl
Nicole (Nicki) Rayl is the Associate Director for Flight in the Heliophysics Division of the Science Mission Directorate at NASA Headquarters. In this role, she leads the flight portfolio for 12 spaceflight missions in development and 20 operating missions. The Heliophysics Division manages a portfolio of space systems and scientific research dedicated to studying the…
Read MoreJake Thompson
Jake is a chartered physicist with over 17 years’ experience in the nuclear industry, spanning both civil and defence sectors. As Chief Engineer for Novel Nuclear at Rolls-Royce Jake leads the development programmes for new nuclear systems with applications here on Earth and in Space. His prior experience was focused around the naval nuclear programme…
Read MoreGen. Lester Lyles, USAF (Ret.)
Retired from the United States Air Force after a distinguished 35-year career, most recently as Commander, Air Force Materiel Command, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. Prior to that he served as Air Force Vice Chief of Staff and Chief Technology Officer, and Director of the Ballistic Missile Defense Organization at the Department of Defense. Experience running large, high-technology organizations involved in aeronautical and astronautical research, development, and acquisition.
Read MoreSam Scimemi
Sam Scimemi is the Special Assistant in the Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorate at NASA Headquarters in Washington, DC. He is a senior advisor for the implementation of NASA’s Moon to Mars exploration endeavor with commercial and international partnerships, including the Artemis program that will return U.S. astronauts to the Moon for the first time…
Read MoreRobert Aillon
Robert Aillon is the founder and CEO of Leviathan Space Industries LLC, which is leading the initiative to develop a Private Spaceport in Ecuador. The Milo Space Science Institute has named Robert as its Ambassador to Ecuador to support workforce development efforts. Robert serves as President of the Guayaquil Space Society, a chapter of the National…
Read MoreSarah Mineiro
Sarah Mineiro is the founder and CEO of Tanagra Enterprises a defense, intelligence, space, science, and technology consulting firm based in the national capital region. Sarah has worked within the national security and defense sector for over 20 years. Over her career, Sarah has worked in a venture capital backed private industry, the Executive, and…
Read MoreSteve Spangler
With more than 1,800 television appearances and multiple Emmy awards to his credit, Steve Spangler has learned how to harness the power of television to connect, engage and entertain viewers for the past 30 years. Steve’s catalog of videos featured on social media has more than 1 billion views, and parents and educators widely use…
Read MoreCol. Eileen Collins, USAF (Ret.)
Eileen M. Collins is a former astronaut and a retired U.S. Air Force colonel. She retired from the Air Force in Jan 2005 and from NASA in May 2006 after a 28-year distinguished career. A former military instructor and test pilot, Collins was the first woman pilot and first woman commander of a space shuttle.…
Read MoreEytan Stibbe
In April 2022, Eytan Stibbe was a crew member of the Axiom Ax-1 first private astronaut mission to the International Space Station together with former NASA astronaut Michael Lopez-Alegria, Larry Connor and Mark Pathy. Eytan created the Rakia Mission in space, which was assembled by the Israeli private and public sectors, including educators, students, scientists…
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