Mahhad NAYYER

Space Generation Advisory Council (SGAC) • Co-Lead, Space Safety and Sustainability Project Group

Mahhad is the current Colead of Space Safety and Sustainability Project Group at the Space Generation Advisory Council (SGAC). He has over a decade of experience in applications of astrodynamics for Space Situational Awareness (SSA) and Space Domain Awareness (SDA) solutions. In academia sector, he has taught orbital mechanics, SMAD, and space sustainability topics. He has worked with government and industrial stakeholders in the field of SSA, SDA, and STM both domestically and internationally.

He has been the recipient of the IAF’s Emerging Space Leader Award, SGAC’s Nebula Award, and the AIAA ASCEND Diverse Dozen Award, and one of the 2024 Karman Pioneers. He is also member of multiple committees at the International Astronautical Federation and International Academy of Astronautics (IAA).

Mahhad is passionate about the inclusion of emerging space economies and non-space faring nations into the space sustainability frameworks for long-term sustainability of the space medium. He believes in empathy, inclusion, and intersectionality of the space medium from technical, policy, and legal aspects.

Events

International Astronautical Congress 2024

14-18 October 2024

Milan, Italy

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International Astronautical Congress 2023

2-6 October 2023

Baku, Azerbaijan

Participation:

The Global Space Conference on Climate Change 2023

23 May-25 May 2023

Oslo, Norway

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