Dr. Jeffrey Sheehy is Chief Engineer of Space Technology Mission Directorate (STMD) at NASA Headquarters, advising agency senior leadership on technology investment planning, content selection, and project performance for a $680 M per year portfolio of space technology programs and projects. He holds a PhD in chemical physics and has 25 years of experience in space technology research, development, and demonstration. Prior to joining STMD, Dr. Sheehy was deputy chief engineer for the Orion Launch Abort System from project inception through the Pad Abort 1 flight test, and chief engineer for the STMD Technology Demonstration Missions program, a diverse portfolio of flight demonstration projects including solar sail propulsion, supersonic decelerators, laser communication relay, deep space atomic clock, cryogenic propellant storage, advanced chemical propulsion, and telerobotics. Earlier in his career, he led teams and conducted research and development projects related to plasma propulsion, high energy density chemical propellants, astrophysics, materials science, and spacecraft thermal protection at NASA Marshall Space Flight Center, Air Force Research Laboratory, and NASA Ames Research Center. Dr. Sheehy is author or co-author of 40 peer-reviewed journal articles as well as 5 book chapters and 30 technical reports. He has received numerous awards, including a NASA Exceptional Service Medal and an Air Force Exemplary Civilian Service Award.

Molly Anderson is a Principal Technologist in NASA’s Space Technology Mission Directorate, covering technology to utilize resources from other planets, life support and human support systems, spacesuits, and thermal systems. She has a BS in Chemical Engineering from University of Virginia, and a Masters of Chemical Engineering at the University of Houston. Her career includes 15 years supporting NASA’s human systems development with technology development, new vehicle design concepts, and mission and architecture planning for lunar, deep space, and Mars exploration.