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November 8, 2024

Howard Brice

Brice is co-founder and President of Novium since its founding in 2021. He brings a wealth of engineering and leadership experience to Novium and is guiding the company through its pivot from primarily a successful…
Lawrence Garrett
GarzaNorman 2024
November 8, 2024

Norman Roy Garza, Jr.

Norman Roy Garza, Jr. joined Texas Space Commission (TxSC) as the inaugural executive director on July 1, 2024. Previously, he served in several capacities at The Texas A&M University System (TAMUS) since 2014.  During his…
Lawrence Garrett
ColemanKelvin 2024
November 8, 2024

Kelvin B. Coleman

Kelvin B. Coleman is the Associate Administrator for Commercial Space Transportation (AST) at the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). In this role, he leads the office responsible for enabling safe space transportation and protecting the health…
Lawrence Garrett
Chris Coker 2024
November 8, 2024

Chris Coker

Chris Coker leads the Power & Propulsion Element Program at Maxar Space Systems. In this role, he drives all phases of this program, which is one of the major components of NASA’s Gateway Program, which…
Lawrence Garrett
November 8, 2024

Jim Bridenstine

Jim Bridenstine served as the 13th Administrator of NASA, where he was responsible for managing NASA’s 70,000-person workforce and $23 billion annual budget. Under his leadership, NASA reestablished an American human spaceflight program, which was…
Lawrence Garrett
Sir Martin Sweeting 2024
June 25, 2024

Sir Martin Sweeting

In 1979, with a PhD in radio engineering from the University of Surrey, Professor Sir Martin Sweeting pioneered rapid-response, low-cost and highly capable small satellites utilizing modern consumer (COTS) electronics to change the economics of…
Lawrence Garrett
Dante S. Lauretta 2024
June 25, 2024

Dante S. Lauretta

Transitioning to Arizona State University for his postdoctoral work, Dr. Lauretta embarked on crucial research analyzing the mineral composition and formation processes of meteorites and asteroids. His pivotal move to the University of Arizona in…
Lawrence Garrett
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