Board of Directors

Dr. Franklin R. Chang Díaz
Chairman and CEO
NASA Astronaut, 1981-2005
Inventor of VASIMR concept
Director of NASA Advanced Space Propulsion Laboratory (ASPL) 1994-2005		 Dr. Jared P. Squire
Director of Research
Ph.D., Plasma Physics, MIT
Senior Research Scientist (ASPL)
15 years in experimental plasma research		 Dr. Tim W. Glover
Director of Development
Ph.D., Applied Physics, Rice U.
Research Scientist (ASPL)
10 years in experimental research

George W. S. Abbey
Government and International Programs
Senior Fellow, Baker Institute for Public Policy, Rice University
Former Director of NASA Johnson Space Center
40 years of experience in human space program		 Robert E. Singer
General Counsel
Corporate legal structure
Commercial law
30 years of experience in corporate operations		 Edelmiro Muñiz
Business Advisor
MS in Aerospace Engineering
Founder and CEO of MEI Technologies, Inc.
2005 and 2004 NASA JSC Small Business Mentor of the Year