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 will humanity’s first space station in lunar orbit. Chris has spent most of his career in aerospace, including leading teams focused on new business development, solar array and deployable mechanism engineering, and spacecraft thermal vacuum test operations.   

Chris holds a Bachelor of Science degree in mechanical engineering from Tennessee Technological University, a Master of Science degree in mechanical engineering from Purdue University, a Master of Business Administration from Vanderbilt University Owen Graduate School of Management, and a graduate certification in Space Systems Engineering from the Stevens Institute of Technology.  He is also the interface from Maxar Space System leadership to the Robotics organization headquartered in Pasadena, California.