Melissa Wright

Ms. Melissa Wright has over 25 years of experience in developing advanced space systems for military, civil, and commercial customers. She spent seven years at Orbital Sciences Corporation, gaining a solid systems engineering foundation as well as hands-on experience building and testing small satellites and launch vehicles. She then spent five years working on cutting edge technologies at the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, including the groundbreaking Orbital Express satellite servicing program. After that, she worked on large classified space systems at the National Reconnaissance Office for three years, learning about these critical space capabilities upon which their nation’s security depends. She joined SSI in 2007, and has spent the years since then working with a diverse group of stakeholders on a wide range of challenging and innovative space projects. She currently manages SSI’s DoD business area, seeking to make a difference for their customers, their employees, and their nation. Melissa holds an SB in Aeronautical & Astronautical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.