Meet The Team
- Co-Lead Space Exploration Project Group (SEPG)
- PhD Student University of Oxford, Earth Science Department
- NPoC of the Netherlands
- Founder of ACHIEVED mission design project, DREAM analogue mission team
- Attended SGC 2021, ESGW 2021&2022
- Co-Lead of Space Exploration Project Group (SEPG)
- Presented on behalf of the SEPG at the 65th United Nations COPUOS Session
- Master of Mechanical Engineering Student at the University of Toronto
- Intern at the Canadian Space Agency (Fall 2022)
- Global Nominee of the 2021 NASA’s Space Apps Challenge
- Winner of the Special Recognition Award at the International Association for the Advancement of Space Safety 2021 Student Competition
- Attended 12th European CubeSat Symposium, International Astronautical Congress 2021 & 2022, Space Generation Fusion Forum 2022 and Space Generation Congress 2022
- PR & External Communications Director (SEPG)
- Social media and Marketing Specialist
- International Space University Alumni 2021
- Business & Management Lead for Intercontinental Suborbital Commercial Liner ISU Team Project Report
- UBC Alumni Bachelor of Business Management 2020
- PR & Internal Communications Director (SEPG)
- 5th Year Aerospace Engineering Student – Autonomous Systems
- Attended SG[France]2022 & IAC2022
- SEPG Member Relations and Support Team Coordinator
- Reports Team Co-lead in SGAC
- Aerospace Engineer graduating in 2023
- Admin Lead at Women of Aeronautics and Astronautics India
- External chair, Indian Women in Space Conference 2022
- Aerodynamics Engineer, Project Stardust, Indian Amateur Rocket Association
- Undergraduate researcher – supersonic flows & trajectory design
- Delegate – SG[India] 2022, 7th Bengaluru Space Expo
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Megha is a first year Master’s student at ISAE-SUPAERO in France. She completed her bachelor’s in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from Vellore Institute of Technology, India. Previously, she has served as the Vice-Chair of SEDS India, Chairperson of SEDS-VIT, and the Expansion Chair of WoAA International. Within the Space Generation Advisory Council (SGAC), she serves as the NPoC of India and is a part of the HR and Mentoring Teams.The recipient of the NASA SCaN and SGAC Scholarship 2021, her interests include orbital mechanics, spacecraft navigation, and planetary science. As a woman of colour, she is passionate about advocating for diversity and inclusion and wants to help make space accessible for everyone. In her free time, she likes to read fiction, draw and go on walks.
- Member relations team, SEPG
- Bachelor of Biomedical Science (Honours), with First Class Honours
- Currently a Research Assistant working in cardiovascular research and metabolic disease
- Recipient of x2 summer research scholarships at the University of Auckland: Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences and Auckland Bioengineering Institute
- Student Research Scholarship, awarded by Te Punaha Atea – Space Institute and Auckland Bioengineering Institute to investigate the human lungs in microgravity (2021)
- Awarded Winner and Best poster and presentation by the Auckland Bioengineering Institute (2022)
- Attended the World Science Forum 2017
- Member Relations Team, SEPG
- Bachelors in Computers and Communication
- General Secretary of IEEE Women In Engineering
- Panelist of UN Space4Women Expert Meeting 2021
- Published 3 papers at IAC and 1 paper at SSEA 2022
- Attended IAC 2021
- Delegate at AP-SGOW 2021
Marcos, our recent Space Generation Congress Manager, is a Systems Engineering Consultant working at Capgemini in Toulouse, France. He has a master of science in aerospace engineering, specializing in space systems engineering. He previously worked for the French Space Agency (CNES) and the french engineering school ISAE SUPAERO gaining experience as an engineer and researcher in various technical areas concerning space exploration and human spaceflight. In addition, Marcos will serve as the Event Manager for the Space Generation Congress in 2023, held in October in Baku, Azerbaijan.
Sapna is a Systems Engineer at Lockheed Martin Commercial Civil Space with a B.S. in Aerospace Engineering from Virginia Tech. She has worked on a wide variety of spaceflight missions from Artemis to the Cryogenic Demonstration Mission where she has done conops design, model based systems engineering, and systems design. She additionally supports the Lockheed Martin New Ventures team by looking into new businesses. Additionally, she is passionate about diversity, equity, and inclusion and supports activities from the SGAC PADAWANS team.
- Co-Lead DREAM Analogue Mission Team through SGC Space Exploration
- Masters of Space Studies – International Space University
- Commercial Space Studies – Florida Institute of Technology (Aldrin Family Foundation Scholar)
- International Astronautical Federation – Emerging Space Leader ’22
- Space Generation Council Delegate ‘22
- First Balkan Female Analog Astronaut (UND ILMAH)
- NASA Space Apps Local Lead Mountain View & Cleveland
Danny Tjokrosetio, or Danny Tio, is currently pursuing a Master’s in aerospace engineering at the Delft University of Technology. Holding a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Twente, he specializes in spacecraft structures. In addition, Danny is nurturing his interest in planetary science as a mission scientist for Team Tumbleweed, a student team aiming to send a series of affordable rovers to Mars. Passionate about science communication, Danny is known as @galactic.greaser on Instagram on TikTok, where he educates the public about space exploration. Furthermore, he is an intern and volunteer for Antarexxa Space Global, where he develops aerospace curriculum for high school students and encourages young Indonesians to study space-related subjects. As part of the Space Exploration Project Group, he is a co-lead of DREAM, an initiative researching and establishing the standardization of analog missions, and eventually their execution at SGAC. Danny participated as a delegate at SGC 2022.
