Building the Modern Space Stack: Software-Driven Systems and AI

Lori W. Gordon is a systems director in the Space Enterprise Evolution Directorate at The Aerospace Corporation. In her role, she leads enterprise integration initiatives focused on international competition and collaboration, commercial ventures, and legislative and regulatory frameworks in support of space infrastructure and economic growth, security, and resilience, all in the national interest. At Aerospace since 2018, Gordon is also a partner with Aerospace’s Center for Space Policy and Strategy (CSPS) and leads Aerospace’s engagement with myriad collaborators, including the Space Information Sharing and Analysis Center (Space ISAC) and the National Security Institute (NSI). With more than 20 years of professional experience, Gordon has contributed to the development of national-level strategies, capabilities, and programs across homeland, intelligence, and civil agencies.

Owen serves as the VP of Solutions Development at Scientific Systems, where he oversee new concept and solutions development of AI-powered autonomous systems in the space and maritime domains. A former nuclear submarine officer, he was employed for several years a spacecraft engineer at Space Systems/Loral in Palo Alto and also a researcher at NASA Ames. He later served as Program Manager at DARPA/TTO, where is directed MiTEx and created the fractionated satellite architecture and associated System F6 program. He has been the author of multiple space-related reports for Congress, including leading the original study on Space Traffic Management. He holds a MS and PhD in Aero/Astro from Stanford.