Pace Balster

Pace Balster has extensive work experience in the aerospace and engineering fields. They have worked as a Product Manager at Katalyst Space Technologies since April 2023. Prior to that, they worked as a Space Systems Engineer at the same company from June 2021 to May 2023. In 2020, Pace was a Guidance Navigation and Controls Intern at Northrop Grumman, and in 2019, they worked as a Flight Controls Engineering Intern at Gulfstream Aerospace. Pace also had internships as a Systems Engineering Intern at Rockwell Collins in 2018 and as an Engineering Laboratory Technician at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2017. At the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Pace was responsible for managing, constructing, and piloting a heavy-lift UAV, designing and 3-D printing components for the UAV, and handling remote spectroscopy equipment.

Pace Balster has a strong education background in the field of aerospace engineering. Pace began their education at Middleton High School, where they obtained their GED in 2016. After completing high school, they enrolled at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University from 2016 to 2018, majoring in Aerospace Engineering. Pace then transferred to Purdue University and pursued a Bachelor of Science degree in Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical Engineering from 2018 to 2021.

In addition to their formal education, Pace Balster has also obtained additional certifications. Pace completed a course called "Machine Learning, Modeling, and Simulation: Engineering Problem Solving in the Age of AI" at MIT xPRO in April 2022. Pace also holds a certification as a Private Aircraft Pilot with an Instrument Rating from the Federal Aviation Administration, although the specific dates of completion for this certification are not provided.