Speaker: High-Octane Smallsats: Packing More Power and Performance into Smaller Spacecraft

A jet fighter pilot, Lt. Col (Res.) of the IAF, Meir Moalem has over 20 years experience in management, R&D and operation of state-of-the-art projects in Space Systems and Unmanned Aerial Systems, among those acting as a deputy sq. commander and leading the MEIDEX experiment on Space Shuttle Columbia (STS-107) as the project manager for Israel’s first astronaut flight, managing Israel’s satellite projects (such as Ofeq, Tecsar) and more.

Meir has a B.Sc. in Physics and Computer Sciences (with honours) and an M.A. from the Diplomacy and National Security executive program (with honours). Currently, he is working on his PhD in national security and space programs in Tel Aviv University, Israel. Meir has also received the Israel National Defence award in 2009.