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Dr. Greg Autry is a professor of Space Leadership at the Thunderbird School of Global Management at Arizona State University.

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Bryce Kennedy is a space law attorney and president of the Association of Commercial Space Professionals.

Greg Autry is clinical professor of space leadership, policy and business at Arizona State University’s Thunderbird School of Global Management. He serves as chair of the Safety Working Group on the COMSTAC at the FAA.