Nick Lampson

A former democratic Congressman, Nick represented the 22nd Congressional District of Texas for 2007-2009. During this time he was an avid supporter and representative of NASA and the Johnson Space Center. In 2007 he was able to secure more than $300 million in...

Dr. Tom Jones

A veteran NASA astronaut, Tom is also a scientist, speaker, author and consultant. He holds a doctorate in planetary sciences, and, in more than eleven years with NASA, flew on four space shuttle missions. On his last flight, he led three spacewalks to install the...

Henry R. Hertzfeld

Henry is a research professor of space policy and international affairs at George Washington University in Washington, D.C. He joined the Space Policy Institute in 1992, and he previously served as a senior economist and policy analyst at both NASA and the National...

Steve Hawley

Steve Hawley is a former NASA astronaut who flew on five Space Shuttle missions, and is currently the director of engineering physics at the University of Kansas, as well as a professor of physics and astronomy. Among his numerous awards are NASA’s Outstanding...

Bernard A. Harris, Jr. M.D.

Former astronaut and first African American to conduct a spacewalk, Bernard has served as mission specialist (STS-55) and payload commander (STS-63). He is a former vice president/chief scientist of SPACEHAB, Inc. and vice president of business development for Space...

Wayne Hale

A former NASA engineer, flight director and space shuttle program manager, Wayne also served as NASA’s Deputy Associate Administrator for Strategic Partnerships until 2010. He is the recipient of NASA’s Space Flight Awareness Leadership Award, the Outstanding...

Gerry Griffin

Former NASA flight director for Apollo program, Gerry was also the director of the Johnson Space Center in Houston and former deputy director of both the Kennedy Space Center in Florida and the Dryden Flight Research Center in California. He served as associate...

Fred Gregory

Spending 31 years at NASA, Fred served as a research test pilot, astronaut and deputy administrator. He currently serves as the Managing Director, Aerospace and Defense Strategies at Lohfeld Consulting Group, Inc. He leads the Aerospace and Defense strategy practice...

Dan Dumbacher

Dan is the Professor of the Engineering Practice of Aeronautics & Astronautics at Purdue University and the former Deputy Associate Administrator of NASA’s Human Exploration and Operations Mission Directorate. In his career with NASA, he was awarded the Silver...

Bob Crippen

A former astronaut who served as pilot of first space shuttle mission (STS-1), Bob was also the commander of three other space shuttle missions (STS-7, STS-41C, STS-41G). He was former director of the Kennedy Space Center in Florida and former President of Thiokol...