SGx2023 - YP Lightning Talk, Sapna Rao, 'Padawans'

SGx Day 2 Young Professional/Student Speakers

For the first time in SGx history, attendees had the opportunity to hear from other students and young professionals as part of our new Day 2 (March 14) “Young Professional / Student Speaker” sessions – generously sponsored by Northrop Grumman.

Sapna Rao - Systems Engineer, Lockheed Martin Commercial Civil Space
Talk Title: “Padawans”

Sapna Rao is a Systems Engineer at Lockheed Martin Commercial Civil Space located in Denver, CO. She has a B.S. in Aerospace Engineering from Virginia Tech and started working at Lockheed Martin on the Artemis Program to send the first woman and person of color to the Moon. Currently she is working on the Cryogenic Demonstration Mission to develop in space refueling technology as well as the LM Lunar Mobility Vehicle team. She has been involved in several organizations such as the Space Generation Advisory Council and sits on the young professionals board for SEDS USA. She is also avidly involved in outreach and regularly promotes STEM in her community.