Events

Science and Engineering of NASA's Dragonfly Mission with Drs. Lena Adams (Dragonfly Lander Systems Engineer, APL) and Melissa Trainer (Dragonfly Deputy Principal Investigator, GSFC) Dr. Elena Adams currently serves as Dragonfly Lander Systems Engineer at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory. She previously served as the Dragonfly Deputy Mission Systems Engineer, as well as the […]

Dr. Christopher Scolese, Director, National Reconnaissance Office Dr. Christopher Scolese was sworn in as Director of the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) in 2019. In this role, he provides direction, guidance, and supervision on all matters related to the NRO and executes authorities delegated by the Secretary of Defense and the Director of National Intelligence.   Dr. […]

General Lester L. Lyles General Lester L. Lyles earned a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Howard University (1968), an M.S. in Mechanical/Nuclear Engineering from New Mexico State University (1969), and honorary Doctor of Laws degrees from New Mexico State (2002) and Urbana University (2009). He is also a graduate of several senior military and executive […]

James “J.J.” Shaw, CDR (Retired) USN As Senior Business Development Lead – Intelligence Community for Amazon’s Kuiper Government Solutions (KGS), James “J.J.” Shaw helps prepare for the launch of Amazon Kuiper’s Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite services, which will revolutionize global broadband connectivity. Prior to KGS, J.J. held numerous leadership roles in the satellite and […]

Dr. Scott Pace, Director of the Space Policy Institute and Professor of the Practice of International Affairs at GWU Dr. Scott Pace is the Director of the Space Policy Institute and a Professor of the Practice of International Affairs at George Washington University’s Elliott School of International Affairs. In addition, he formerly served as the […]

Kevin Kelly, Partner at Actum We’ve had a change in our November luncheon lineup! Our originally scheduled government speaker will be joining us on May 20, 2026. This month’s guest speaker will be Kevin Kelly, with the topic Maryland’s Mission in Space for the 2030s. Kevin Kelly is an expert Federal on budgets, policy, and […]

Shawn Domagal-Goldman, Acting Director, Astrophysics Division, Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters  Our December guest speaker will be Shawn Domagal-Goldman, Deputy Director of the Sciences and Exploration Directorate at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center. Domagal-Goldman's background is in astrobiology, Earth systems science, and comparative planetology. He has collaborated with talented early career researchers who span career […]

Jim Bridenstine, Managing Partner for The Artemis Group. Jim Bridenstine, managing partner for The Artemis Group, speaker, and media contributor, was the 13th Administrator of NASA, where he was responsible for managing NASA’s 70,000-person workforce and $23 billion annual budget. As administrator, he led NASA in advancing American aeronautics, science, and space exploration objectives. Under […]