Our guest speakers explore the new lunar economy and our cutting-edge Lunar Mars Surface Integration Facility. Enjoy this dive into the future of human space exploration and our next giant leap.
About the Panel
Panelists from this discussion include Melissa Sampson, Ph.D., Strategy & Business Development Senior Manager at Lockheed Martin Space and Colonel Jack “2fish” Fischer, Vice President of Strategic Initiatives at Intuitive Machines.
Melissa Sampson, Ph.D.
Space Infrastructure
Strategy & Business Development Senior Manager
Lockheed Martin Commercial and Civil Space
Biography
Dr. Melissa Sampson is the Space Infrastructure, Strategy & Business Development Senior Manager for Lockheed Martin Space and is responsible for cislunar and lunar surface infrastructure. Her experience spans business development, advanced programs, engineering, contracts, and government affairs.
Dr. Sampson is an American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Associate Fellow, International Coaching Federation (ICF) Accredited Coach, and a Lean & Six Sigma Black Belt. She earned a B.S. in Chemistry from College of William & Mary and an M.S. and Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering, from University of Colorado, Boulder.
Colonel Jack “2fish” Fischer
Vice President, Strategic Initiatives
Intuitive Machines
Biography
Col. (retired) Jack Fischer is a senior space ops leader, combat fighter pilot, astronaut, and flight test expert with 27 years of experience across the spectrum of operational levels. He is a distinguished graduate of the U.S. Air Force Academy and a Massachusetts Institute of Technology Draper Fellow with Bachelors’ and Masters’ degrees in Astronautics. He is also a command pilot astronaut with over 3,000 hours in over 40 aircraft and an Associate Fellow in the Society of Experimental Test Pilots. He has 136 days in space with two spacewalks.
