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Symposium Panel: Unexpected Partnerships Propel the New Era of Space Exploration

Originally aired on: March 25, 2022

As humankind builds outposts on the Moon and Mars, industrial giants will have to partner with startups and industries in unexpected sectors from food service to industrial automation to make it happen. Another key takeaway: America’s might in space isn’t enough to accomplish its goals in space. Instead, an international all-star team will be needed to to turn what was once science fiction into reality.

This will again be a hot topic at the 38th Space Symposium in April, 2023, as speakers including Deputy NASA Administrator Pam Melroy discuss exploration ambitions.

Speakers

Ms. Trudy F. Kortes serves as the Director of the Technology Demonstration Missions Program, managing more than $500M annually for the Agency to accomplish key technology advancements for future science and human exploration missions for the Agency and nation. Most recently, Trudy served as the Chief of the Human Exploration & Space Operations Division at Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, Ohio. Trudy had oversight for over $200 million annually in key agency work in the testing of the Orion spacecraft, the Space Launch System universal stage adapter, Human Research Program elements such as exercise devices, International Space Station biological and physical sciences, and advanced communications systems such as cognitive and quantum communications. From 2015 to 2018, Trudy served as the Technology Demonstration Missions Program Executive and managed the growing portfolio of flight and ground demonstration projects. Under her leadership, the program successfully developed important technology flight demonstrations, including the Green Propellant Infusion Mission, Deep Space Atomic Clock, and the STMD technology investments onboard the Perseverance rover. She has over 28 years of experience at NASA holding various institutional and programmatic positions at the Johnson Space Center, Ames Research Center, Glenn Research Center, and NASA Headquarters. Ms. Kortes is a federally certified program and project manager and has extensive experience in key systems engineering roles. She resides in Westlake, Ohio with her husband and three children.

Lisa B. Callahan is Vice President and General Manager of Commercial Civil Space at Lockheed Martin Space and has one of the coolest jobs in and out of this world! Whether it’s returning humans to the moon, gathering samples from asteroids, exploring the planets of our solar system or peering back in time with the Hubble telescope, Lisa leads the teams who are building and operating the spacecraft that are unlocking the riddles of our universe. In her role, she oversees the development of the next human lunar lander and development of the Orion spacecraft, part of the Artemis program, which will return humans to the Moon and eventually take them to Mars and beyond. Her team develops and operates the robotic spacecraft that are exploring and unlocking the secrets of the solar system and our planet, Earth. Lisa also oversees the development of the GOES weather satellites which are significantly improving the way that forecasters predict severe weather and fires across the western hemisphere. Chances are you or someone you know has benefitted from the forecasts enabled by these satellites. Lastly, her team connects people across the globe with satellite communication solutions.

Ms. Jones is an experienced acquisition specialist in Federal government contracts with a focus on serving Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs). She brings more than 28 years in government contracting as a Contract Official for both government and private industry as well being the Chief Executive Officer of Phenomenal Management Partners (PMP, LLC) Ms. Jones has spent the last 10 years advising the executive leadership for Minority Institutions and businesses on increasing revenue by pursuing more federal contracts vs grants with a primary focus on the commercialization of innovative technology.

Dr. Janet L. Kavandi serves as the President of SNC subsidiary Sierra Space in Louisville, Colorado.

Dr. Janet Kavandi

Dr. Bhavya Lal is currently the senior advisor to the NASA Administrator on Budget and Finance. In the first 100 days of the Biden Administration, she was the senior most White House appointee and Acting Chief of Staff at NASA. As part of her assignment, she oversaw the agency’s transition under the administration of President Biden. Before that, she had served as a member of the Presidential Transition for both the NASA and the Department of Defense (DOD) Agency Review Teams.

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