Martin Heyne

Martin Heyne, Ph.D., MBA, currently serves as the Technology, Innovation and Strategy Lead at Intuitive Machines since March 2023. With extensive experience at NASA beginning in 1998, Martin has held roles including Navigation Engineer and Senior Manager at Johnson Space Center, where responsibilities included advising on development opportunities and executing flight operations. Previous positions include Sr. GN&C Systems Engineer at Emergent Space Technologies and Navigation Engineer at Jet Propulsion Laboratory, with notable projects such as the Terrain Relative Navigation Sounding Rocket Flight Experiment. Martin's academic background comprises a Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering from The University of Texas at Austin, an MBA from Rice Business, ongoing studies in Alternative Investments at Harvard Business School, and a Diplom Ingenieur from the University of Stuttgart.