In his position, Charania will align NASA\u2019s agencywide technology investments with mission needs across six mission directorates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
An Indian-American aerospace industry expert has been appointed as NASA’s new chief technologist to serve as principal advisor to Administrator Bill Nelson on technology policy and programmes at the space agency\u2019s headquarters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In his position, AC Charania will align NASA\u2019s agencywide technology investments with mission needs across six mission directorates and oversee technology collaboration with other federal agencies, the private sector, and external stakeholders, NASA said in a statement on Monday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The position works within NASA\u2019s Office for Technology, Policy, and Strategy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cTechnology plays a vital role in every NASA mission. Making sure that we\u2019re pursuing the best policy objectives allows this agency to continue to serve as a global leader in innovation,\u201d Bhavya Lal, NASA associate administrator for technology, policy, and strategy, was quoted as saying in the statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cCharania is an experienced leader in managing large, rapidly shifting technology portfolios. I am eager for him to apply his knowledge and enthusiasm at NASA,” Lal said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Lal served as acting chief technologist prior to the appointment of Charania, whose first day working at NASA Headquarters was January 3.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe rate of advancement we seek in the 21st century is dependent upon selecting and maturing a portfolio of technologies into systems to execute our missions,\u201d Charania said in the statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWith this in mind, there are incredible opportunities in partnerships within and outside of NASA. I now look forward to the opportunity to work with the entire community to increase the rate of space and aviation progress,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Prior to joining NASA, he served as vice president of product strategy at Reliable Robotics, a firm that works to bring certified autonomous vehicles to commercial aviation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
His previous experience also includes working at Blue Origin to mature its lunar permanence strategy, Blue Moon lunar lander program, and multiple technology initiatives with NASA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Charania has also worked in strategy and business development for the Virgin Galactic (now Virgin Orbit) LauncherOne small satellite launch vehicle programme.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Charania led the formation of the FastForward industry group focused on high-speed point-to-point transportation, was a NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts fellow, and served on the Lunar Exploration Analysis Group Commercial Advisory Board, according to the release.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He received a bachelor\u2019s and a master\u2019s degree in aerospace engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology, and a bachelor\u2019s in economics from Emory University.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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