ASE Seminar Lecture Series: A History of NASA's Explorer Program

Jeff Volosin is the Director of the Astronautical and Space Engineering Program at Capitol Technology University. He has a 38-year career in the aerospace field between industry and government NASA experience. This includes 20 years in the industry and in senior leadership roles managing projects, programs, and divisions, rising from project to program manager and ultimately to the role of acting Vice President of Civil Space at Honeywell Technology Solutions, Inc. (HTSI). He has 18 years of Federal service as a NASA Project and Program Manager, as well as experience focused on the design, development and operations of NASA/NOAA robotic and crewed spacecraft. He served as a government Senior Executive for 6 years, and his 16-year civil service career was focused on flight project and program management, including his position as Associate Director of Earth Sciences Flight Projects. Other previous roles across the industry include Deputy Director of Astrophysics at NASA HQ, Deputy Director of Spacecraft Communications Networks, as well as Systems Engineer, Project Manager, Program Manager, corporate Vice President and a Senior Executive in leadership positions at NASA (both at NASA Headquarters as well as at Goddard Space Flight Center). A key to his success in each of these leadership roles has been his ability to engage and work effectively with key stakeholders in industry, government, international space agencies, and academia. In 2024, he received the NASA Distinguished Service Medal, the highest conferral that can be bestowed by NASA, for his lifetime achievements and contributions to the agency.

For 20 years, Jeff has served as an Adjunct Professor with Capitol Tech in Astronautical Engineering, and was the first adjunct professor of AE at our university. He currently teaches Spacecraft Systems and Systems Engineering in the undergraduate AE major and Systems Engineering in our EE major as a full-time professor.