SGAC announces the winner of the SGFF 2024 NASA Exploration Scholarship

Alexander Hope Ferdinand Ferguson

 Carlos “Charlie” Garcia, 27, is the Chief Engineer at Agile Space Industries in Durango, CO. Charlie leads development of regeneratively cooled & throttling engine products, monopropellant products, and propulsion systems at Agile. Charlie started at Agile as the 4th full-time employee and helped build the team to the over 70 employees it has today. Charlie has previously worked at SpaceX on the Launch Integration and Stage 2 Manufacturing teams. Charlie supported eleven launches from Cape Canaveral, including the second Falcon 9 first-stage reuse launch for BulgariaSat-1. Charlie is the Treasurer of the Foundation Board for the Cosmosphere International Science Education Center in Hutchinson, KS. Charlie has a passion for science communication, creating educational long-format videos on rocket propulsion, and sharing his hobby rocket adventures in the Mojave Desert. Charlie holds a BSc. in Aeronautics and Astronautics from MIT.

“Space exploration is the best avenue by which the future of humanity can be improved for everyone, through extra-terrestrial resources, increased access to energy, and a greater understanding of the world we come from. The NASA Exploration Scholarship is an honor and privilege, as well as a responsibility to help the SGAC realize that better world.”