Mark Skinner

The Aerospace Corporation • Senior Project Leader for Space Traffic Management

Dr. Mark Skinner is internationally recognized as a researcher in space object characterization and commercial space situational awareness. He currently participates in The Aerospace Corporation’s effort to support the transition of space traffic coordination (STC) from the Defense realm to the Civil. For almost two decades he supported research efforts at the AMOS facility on Maui, Hawaii, and now supports STC in Washington, DC.

For its duration, he supported the US delegation to the UN COPUOS Working Group on the Long Term Sustainable use of outer space in the development of guidelines and best practices, as an expert on space debris and SSA; he now participates as a private sector advisor to the US Dept. of State’s Group of Friends on Dark and Quiet Skies.

Skinner holds a BS degree in Physics and a BS in the Humanities and Science from MIT; a PhD in experimental astrophysics from UW-Madison; and an MBA from ISU. He is a member of the International Academy of Astronautics. His latest award was in 2025; Aerospace’s Enterprise Mission Success award.

Events

77th International Astronautical Congress (IAC 2026)

5 - 9 October 2026

Antalya, Türkiye

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