Nicholas Cummings

Nicholas Cummings is a senior director at SpaceX, leading the development of new launch and interplanetary programs for civil and national security space. With a robust background in space exploration, Cummings has previously served as operations manager and operations engineer at NASA, where they significantly reduced human exploration costs and improved reliability. Cummings also held the position of staff director for the United States Senate's Subcommittee on Space, Science, and Competitiveness, advising on policy development and overseeing federal space agencies. They earned a B.S. in Aerospace Engineering from Virginia Tech and a Master's in Industrial Engineering from the University of Central Florida.