Julia Badger is a seasoned professional at NASA, serving as the Autonomous Systems Technology Discipline Lead and Gateway Autonomy/VSM Subsystem Manager since July 2009. Badger has developed strategies and designs for Intravehicular Robotics and vehicle management systems for the Gateway cis-lunar space station. Additional roles include Project Manager for autonomous spacecraft management technologies and the Robonaut project, focused on enabling robotic caretaking in remote facilities. At Rice University, Badger contributes as an Adjunct Assistant Professor while holding a PhD and MS in Mechanical Engineering from Caltech, and a BS in Mechanical Engineering from Purdue University. Experience also includes research and teaching assistant roles at Caltech and contributions to various NASA projects during a cooperative student position at the Johnson Space Center.
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