Rodrigo Zeledon

Rodrigo Zeledon is a Staff Research Scientist at Lockheed Martin, where they previously held the position of Sr. Research Scientist from 2015 to 2019. Prior to that, they served as a Graduate Research Assistant and Graduate Teaching Assistant at Cornell University from 2009 to 2015, focusing on electrolysis propulsion systems and spacecraft engineering education. Rodrigo began their career with engineering roles at Dragonfly Pictures, Inc. and the MIT Space Systems Lab, contributing to projects involving autonomous flight tests and nanosatellite communications infrastructure. They earned a Bachelor of Science, a Master of Science, and a Doctor of Philosophy in Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Cornell University.