Dennis STONE

Dennis Stone is Volunteer President of the World Space Week Association. Under his leadership, WSW grew into the largest space event on Earth. Today, as its chief executive, he manages the Association’s professional staff and officers and chairs its Executive Council.

In 2023 Mr. Stone joined space station developer Vast as Vice President-Business Development. Previously he served at NASA’s Johnson Space Center for 38 years, the last half of which was on building industry partnerships to develop commercial cargo, crew, destinations, and other space capabilities. Over the span of eight competitions, he led the business evaluation of space companies resulting in $1.6 billion of NASA investment.

Prior to that, Mr. Stone had two decades in the International Space Station Program, including as Chief System Engineer of the Assured Crew Return Vehicle, Manager of Avionics Integration, and Risk Management Lead.

He earned two Bachelor of Science degrees, in Physics and Electrical Engineering, from the University of Hawaii. He is an Associate Fellow of the AIAA.

Events

International Astronautical Congress 2024

14-18 October 2024

Milan, Italy

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International Astronautical Congress 2022

18-22 September 2022

Paris, France

Participation: