ACES Membership

The charter of the Advisory Committee on Excellence in Space (ACES) specifies that, “ACES will have a fairly balanced membership consisting of no more than 25 members serving in a Representative or Special Government Employee capacity. The membership should consist of a variety of space policy, engineering, technical, science, legal, and finance professionals with significant experience in the commercial space industry.”

Leadership

Ms. Caryn Schenewerk serves as the inaugural chair of ACES.

Mr. David Gauthier serves as the inaugural vice chair.

2024-2026 Appointments

The following individuals have been appointed to two-year terms ending August 30, 2025.

1. Ms. Caryn Schenewerk, Georgetown University (Representative)
2. Mr. David Gauthier, GXO Inc. (Representative)
3. Ms. Blake Bullock, Northrop Grumman (Representative)
4. Mr. Dave Cavossa, Commercial Spaceflight Federation (Representative)
5. Dr. Mary Lynne Dittmar, Axiom Space (Representative)
6. Dr. Brien Flewelling, ExoAnalytic Solutions (Representative)
7. Mr. Tony Frazier, LeoLabs (Representative)
8. Col (ret) Elvert Gardner, Aperio Global (Special Government Employee)
9. Mr. Alex Gilbert, Zeno Power (Representative)
10. Mr. Kalpak Gude, Amazon Kuiper (Representative)
11. Mr. Jared Hautamaki (Special Government Employee)
12. Mr. Chris Kunstadter, Triton Space LLC (Special Government Employee)
13. Dr. Clare Martin, Astroscale U.S. (Representative)
14. Mr. Michael Nicolls, SpaceX (Representative)
15. Ms. Danielle Piñeres, Planet Labs PBC (Representative)
16. Ms. Audrey Schaffer, Slingshot Aerospace (Representative)
17. Mr. Al Tadros, Redwire (Representative)

Future Appointments

NOAA intends to appoint additional members in 2025 to establish a staggered cycle of two-year terms. The Office of Space Commerce will issue a public solicitation for additional ACES nominations to support the selection of future members. See most recent notice at federalregister.gov