Doug Cooke is an aerospace consultant with over 49 years in NASA programs. James Green is the chief executive officer at Space Science Endeavors LLC and former NASA chief scientist.

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Doug Cooke is an aerospace consultant with over 49 years in NASA programs.

James Green is the chief executive officer at Space Science Endeavors LLC and former NASA chief scientist. He joined the U.S. space agency in 1980, retiring in 2022 after 16 years of leading NASA's planetary science division.