Panelist

Rick Mastracchio is the Director of Strategy and Business Development for Northrop Grumman’s Human Exploration and Operations unit. He has held previously positions as a Program Manager and as the Director of Cygnus Operations.

Prior to joining Northrop Grumman Mr. Mastracchio spent 20 years as a NASA Astronaut. He has flown three Space Shuttle Missions, a Soyuz mission and was a crew member on two International Space Station Expeditions, logging a total of 227 days in space as well as nine spacewalks. Mr. Mastracchio has held numerous leadership positions at NASA.