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Raymond S. Colladay (Chair) is a retired corporate officer of the Lockheed Martin Corporation and the former President of the Lockheed Martin Astronautics Company in Denver. Before entering the private sector, he held positions of Director of DARPA – the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency of the U.S. Department of Defense and was Associate Administrator of NASA where he had senior executive responsibility for the agency’s aeronautics and space research and technology development including operations oversight of Ames, Langley, Dryden, and Glenn Research Centers. Dr. Colladay started his aerospace career at NASA Glenn Research Center in propulsion R&D before moving to NASA Headquarters where he moved up through a number of leadership positions before being appointed Associate Administrator. He has been a member of the Air Force Scientific Advisory Board and various Defense Science Board summer studies. Currently, he owns an aerospace consulting company, RC Space Enterprises, Inc.; teaches leadership and ethics for the Colorado School of Mines; and serves on a number of steering committees, boards, and commissions. He received his BS, MS, and PhD degrees in mechanical engineering from Michigan State University and attended the Harvard Business School’s Advanced Management Program. He is a fellow of the AIAA and of the American Astronautical Society. Dr. Colladay is a former member of the Aeronautics and Space Engineering Board and six National Academies / National Research Council study groups, four of which he chaired.

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