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Janet Kavandi 

Executive Vice President of Space Systems at the Sierra Nevada Corporation.

 She was selected as a NASA astronaut in 1994 as a member of the fifteenth class of U.S. astronauts. She completed three space flights in which she supported space station payload integration, capsule communications and robotics. She retired from NASA in 2019 after 25 years of service.

Melodie Yashar 

Co-founder of

Space Exploration Architecture

 She is co-founder of Space Exploration Architecture (SEArch+), a group developing human-supporting concepts for space exploration. SEArch+ won top prize in both of NASA’s design solicitations for a Mars habitat within the 3D-Printed Habitat Challenge. 

Nujoud Merancy

Chief of the Exploration Mission Planning Office at NASA 

Nujoud Merancy is currently the Chief of the Exploration Mission Planning Office responsible for the team of engineers and analysts designing, developing, and integrating NASA’s human spaceflight portfolio beyond low earth orbit.

Amir Blachman

Chief Business Officer

at Axiom

Amir Blachman is Chief Business Officer at Axiom. He spent most of his career investing in and leading early stage companies. Before joining Axiom as the company’s first employee, he managed a syndicate of 120 space investors in 11 countries.