Greg Autry
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Dr. Greg Autry is a leading expert in the business of commercial space and a globally recognized leader in space policy. He is the Associate Provost for Space Commercialization and Strategy at the University of Central Flordia. He is the author of Red Moon Rising: How America Will Beat China on the Final Frontier (Post Hill 2024, w. P. Navarro), A New Entrepreneurial Dynamic (FlatWorld, 2022)and Death by China (Pearson 2011, w. Navarro).
Dr. Autry also serves as a visiting professor at Imperial College London. Dr. Autry was formerly the Director of Space Leadership, Policy, and Business in the Thunderbird School of Global Management and a professor at Arizona State University. He taught technology entrepreneurship at the University of Southern California and macroeconomics at the University of California, Irvine.
Dr. Autry served on the NASA agency review team and as White House liaison at NASA. He was nominated by President Trump to serve as NASA’s chief financial officer and also served on the Commercial Space Transportation Advisory Committee (COMSTAC) at the FAA. He is the vice president of the National Space Society.
Dr. Autry’s writings are frequently published in Foreign Policy, Forbes, and SpaceNews. He appears regularly on major media outlets and is widely quoted on space-related topics. He is a serial technology entrepreneur. He serves on the editorial review boards of the New Space Journal and the Journal of Space Safety Engineering. Dr. Autry holds an MBA and PhD from the University of California, Irvine.
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- Space Race 2.0 Is On: Chang’e 6 Heads To The Moon (May 04, 2024)
- The New World On Mars: 2024 Space Reading List (February 20, 2024)
- The Mineral Supply Chain And The New Space Race (December 16, 2023)
- Racing For Place In The New Space Race: Customers Seek Launch Options (November 15, 2023)
- Pennywise, Future Foolish: Congress Moves To Cut NASA Science Budget (July 27, 2023)
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A disruptive thought leader in the space community
Greg Autry is a disruptive thought leader in the space community. His policy recommendations have been intelligent and influential.
-- Dr. Robert Zubrin, President Mars Society, author “The Case for Mars.”
The consummate space professional
Greg Autry is the consummate space professional; from his days as a senior NASA leader, to running the nation’s premier space business school program, to his work with tech companies across a spectrum of industries, Greg’s industry knowledge and experience are unsurpassed.
-- Terry Virts, former NASA Astronaut, ISS Commander, USAF Col. (ret.)
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