Mike Graves

Mike Graves is a Solution Architect and Technical Fellow at Leidos, where they lead advanced system developments for commercial, defense, and aerospace sectors, specializing in small spacecraft and launch vehicles. They previously served as a project manager for the Rocket City Space Pioneers, developing a lunar lander and rover, and led the FASTSAT-HSV01 small satellite project, which launched in 2010. With extensive experience in managing satellite missions and vehicle technologies, they have overseen various programs, including the Lonestar initiative, which successfully demonstrated new technology in December 2023. Mike holds a BS in Computer Engineering from the University of South Florida and has pursued further education in Space Vehicle Design and Parallel Processing at the University of Alabama in Huntsville.