We’ve been to the Moon,
and we’re going back.

Ron Garan is former CEO of ispace-U.S. and a former NASA astronaut, serial entrepreneur, humanitarian, and highly decorated combat fighter pilot. Prior to joining ispace – U.S., Ron served in various leadership positions including EVP of Operations and Co-President in the commercial spaceflight company, World View. Ron racked up 178 days in space and more than 71 million miles in 2,842 orbits between tours on the US Space Shuttle, Russian Soyuz spacecraft, and the International Space Station. During his time in space, Ron conducted four spacewalks in support of ISS construction and maintenance. Prior to those space journeys, he lived and conducted research on the bottom of the ocean in the world’s only undersea research lab, Aquarius.

Elizabeth has led programs, supply chain, business development, communications, government affairs, and business transformation initiatives for the U.S. entity. Elizabeth has held various leadership roles in the aerospace sector, from new product introduction to program management and strategic planning in advanced material science and environmental sciences. Prior to joining ispace – U.S., Elizabeth most recently served as the Chief of Staff – Vice President of Business Operations for World View, an Aerospace startup company pioneering un-crewed high altitude Stratospheric flight systems for a myriad of remote sensing applications. She holds a master’s in engineering (MEng) from Arizona State University and a Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry from the University of Illinois at Chicago.

Ricardo Woodbury is a seasoned finance professional overseeing the Finance, Accounting, and Information Technology functions for ispace – U.S. He has built a distinguished career navigating complex business environments, taking on progressively senior roles in industrial manufacturing, specialty chemicals, and aerospace. Ricardo’s experience spans government contracting, joint venture (JV) formation, financial management, and strategic operations. He holds a Master of Science in Accounting and a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Western Michigan University and is a Certified Management Accountant (CMA).

Katie Lucas brings over 15 years of leadership and management experience, specializing in building foundational HR systems, scaling teams, and refining processes to support organizational growth. She is passionate about aligning people strategies with business goals to create workplaces where employees feel valued, supported, and empowered to thrive. Originally from Georgia and now based in Denver, Katie enjoys spending time with her family and has a lifelong love of books.

Ananda has built and led world class legal teams at both emerging growth and public companies in the U.S., Asia, and Europe. She previously served as General Counsel of space data and analytics company Spire Global, Senior Corporate Counsel at Amazon, and was a partner at Paul Hastings LLP in Shanghai, China. Ananda holds an MA in Japanese history from Columbia University and received her JD from Harvard Law School.

With over 25 years of comprehensive systems, payload, and mission engineering leadership, having led high-performing teams for the highest levels of system architecture and design for SAR, SIGINT, and EO remote sensing missions and constellations. Prior to joining ispace-U.S., Jeremy most recently served as Principal Space Consultant for Amazon Web Services and Mission Architect for SEAKR Engineering.
 Jeremy is passionate about driving high-payoff technical missions, including disruptive technology demonstrations. These include DARPA Blackjack and Pit boss, TacSat-2, and National Program Operations and Mission Extensions. Jeremy earned his bachelor’s degree in engineering from the Colorado School of Mines.

Tyler serves as Executive Vice President of Engineering, leading the engineering organization of ispace-U.S. Prior to the current role, Tyler served as Senior Director of Engineering and Director of Mission Operations and Flight Dynamics groups. Tyler played a pivotal role in growing the company since the company’s founding to over 100 employees today, notably by managing the team that bid and won the $73M NASA Commercial Lunar Payload Services contract (CP-12) as part of Team Draper, awarded in July 2022. In a prior role, Tyler served as an Ordnance System Engineer at United Launch Alliance, responsible for the full product life cycle of staging and flight termination components and systems on Atlas V, Delta IV, Delta Heavy, and Vulcan launch vehicles.

Roger is a seasoned leader with over 25 years of aerospace industry experience, specializing in product realization, program management, and manufacturing processes. He built his foundation at traditional aerospace defense companies like L-3 Communications and Harris Corporation, leading manufacturing and managing profit and loss. For the past six years, Roger has been a pivotal force in the commercial space field with key roles at Sierra Nevada Corp/Sierra Space, Blue Origin, and World View Enterprises. In these roles, he’s focused on scaling operational and manufacturing organizations, standardizing mission operations, and leading product and program teams to ensure deliverables. Roger holds a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Utah.

Mo is a dedicated leader focused on ensuring product and mission integrity within complex and high-stakes environments across the aerospace and automotive industries. In his role as Director of Quality and Mission Assurance, he strategically drives risk management and mitigation efforts while fostering a culture of continuous improvement through people-centric leadership. Prior to his current role, Mo served as Quality Director at Sierra Space and played a key role in scaling start-up organizations, where he implemented adaptable Quality Management Systems and processes. A Certified Six Sigma Black Belt and former member of the AIAG Quality Steering Committee, Mo brings a strong systems-level approach to quality assurance.

Former NASA Associate Administrator and principal investigator of NASA New Horizons mission to explore Pluto and the Kuiper Belt, the farthest space exploration of worlds to date. In addition to serving as a commercial astronaut and served on the U.S. National Science Board, while twice being named to the Time 100 list of most influential people. He has written a edited numerous scientific and technical papers and articles and authored multiple books. Currently, he maintains his own aerospace consulting practice.

Senior Scientist at the Planetary Science Institute, based in Boulder, CO with 25+ years of experience in research, planetary missions, team management, community leadership and science communication/outreach. Her research, which focuses on UV-visible spectroscopy of solar system surfaces, includes moon and asteroid composition, space weathering effects and radiation products, and ocean worlds.

Planetary Scientist with the Florida Space Institute at the University of Central Florida performing research and technology development related to asteroid, lunar, and martian regolith, including soil mechanics, space weathering, mining, beneficiation, construction, and rocket exhaust interactions with regolith.

Former Director of the Lunar and Planetary Institute (LPI). She has broad scientific expertise that spans geology, geophysics, remote sensing, planetary science, space mission planning and operations, and data archiving. She has been a science team member on several NASA projects, including the Mars Exploration Rovers and the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, and she has received numerous NASA service awards. Her primary research interests include analyzing the composition, physical properties, and geologic history of the Moon using remote sensing data.

Professor Emeritus of Astrophysics, Center for Astrophysics and Space Astronomy, Department of Astrophysical and Planetary Sciences; Professor Emeritus of Physics at the University of Colorado Boulder; and Vice President Emeritus for Academic Affairs for the University of Colorado. He is intimately familiar with NASA programs, having served on numerous NASA committees, including as Chair of the NASA Advisory Council’s Science Committee and member of the U.S. Presidential Transition Team for NASA.

Lunar Evangelist and Professor of Planetary Geology at the University of Notre Dame. He has served on numerous mission and research review panels, including being the Chair of the Lunar Sample Allocation Subcommittee 2005-2009, and was a member of the Senior Review panel for NASA’s Planetary Science Division in 2012 and chaired that panel in 2014. He was the chair of NASA’s Lunar Exploration Analysis Group from 2006-2010, and again from 2015-2018. He is currently a member of the National Academies Committee on Astrobiology and Planetary Science and has helped in the training of the current class of NASA astronauts.