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Meet the Space Mission Analysis Branch Team

As a premiere space concepts and systems analysis organization, SMAB enables well-informed decision-making throughout NASA with integrated analysis and assessments of complex space systems, architectures, and portfolios based on benefit, cost, and risk. Through support of a broad set of agency customers, SMAB provides holistic insights within and across organizations that advance NASA’s human exploration and robotic scientific missions.

SMAB Teams and Leads

Lunar Architecture Team

Emily Judd and Kandyce Goodliff

Campaign Team

Chel Stromgren and Katie McBrayer

Supportability

Andrew Owens

Human Landing System

Ryan Joyce, Ben Merrel and Roger Lepsch

EVA and Human Surface Mobility Program

Lem Carpenter

SMAB Personnel

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Kevin Earle

Branch Head
SMAB–Science&Technology

Jordan Klovstad

Branch Head
SMAB–Exploration

Dan Mazanek

Assistant Branch Head SMAB–Exploration

David Reeves

Assistant Branch Head
SMAB–Science&Technology

Dale Arney

Emily Ballantyne

Greg Benjamin

Amber Bettis

Angela Bowes

Alexander Burg

Alex Burg

Zachary Burkhardt

Katie Burn

Naylah Sinclair Canty

Josh Carden

Josh Carden

Garrett Carman

Lem Carpenter

Patrick Chai

D.J. Charewicz

Katelyn Christein

Jon Chrone

Alexus Cottonham

Melanie Cummings-Grande

Shaun Deacon

Stacy Dees

Stacy Dees

Chloe Downs

Ari Drake

Breeanna Ebert

Bailey Ethridge

Richard Flores

Betsy Ford

Paul Friz

Laurence Garcia

Kandyce Goodliff

Trevor Grondin

Michael Humphrey

Diana Illingsworth

Marie Ivanco

Lindsey Jacobson

Sharon Jefferies

Julia Joseph

Ryan Joyce

Ryan Joyce

Emily Judd

Andrew Keener

Marc Koerschner

Jacob Kulikowski

Kevin Larman

Elijah Levi

Tim Lewis

Chase Lynch

Emily Mah

Justin Martinez

Katie McBrayer

Andrew McCrea

Carolyn McGee

Benjamin Merrel

Gabe Merrill

Janice Miller

Janice Miller

John Mulvaney

Michelle Nadeau

Victoria O'Leary

Victoria O’Leary

Jose Ortiz

Andrew Owens

Claire Pape

Veebs Panchal

Haley Parker

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Nicole Piontek

Akshay Prasad

Min Qu

Min Qu

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Wilbert Andrés Ruperto-Hernández

Andrew Sais

Josh Sams

Josh Sams

Kodi Schwartz

Lauren Sharkis

Matt Simon

Shelley Spears

Shelley Spears

Richard Spolzino

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Chris Stockdale

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Chel Stromgren

Dan Tiffin

Jon Vega

Chris Whitlock

Anne Zukowski