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Who We Are & What We Do

About NewSpace Nexus

Founded October 2019, NewSpace Nexus is a 501(c)(3) non-profit accelerating the pace of space innovation by uniting and igniting the industry. Through the NewSpace Launchpad, a first-of-its-kind co-innovation hub, stakeholders gain access to workspaces, equipment, programming, rapid prototyping and demonstration, and resources needed for innovation and rapid progress. Services include access to space ecosystem knowledge, public events, and networking; navigation services that provide tailored guidance and direct assistance to fast-track business growth; and collaborative innovation services that ignite product and solution development.  

Founding partners include the State of New Mexico, Virgin Galactic, the Air Force Research Laboratory, the U.S. Space Force Space Rapid Capabilities Office, among others.

Our Mission

Accelerating the pace of space innovation by uniting and igniting the new space industry!  Providing our members with direct and faster access to the right connections, resources, customers and collaborations needed to get their products into space. 

Our Vision

Growing the space industry from New Mexico for the nation.

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Our Team

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NewSpace Nexus Board of Directors

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NewSpace Nexus Advisory Board

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NewSpace Nexus Industry Forum

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Founding Partners

Our Team

NewSpace Nexus Team

Casey Anglada DeRaad

Casey Anglada DeRaad

NewSpace Nexus, Founder, Chief Executive Officer

Casey DeRaad

Arial DeHerrera

NewSpace Nexus, Vice President, Programs

Scott Maethner

Scott Maethner

NewSpace Nexus, Vice President, Corporate Partnerships

Jordan DeRaad

NewSpace Nexus, Innovation Program Manager

Scott Sadler

NewSpace Nexus, Senior Advisor

 

Kaitlyn Clark

Kaitlyn Clark

NewSpace Nexus, Senior Financial Analyst

 

Jaime Holmes

NewSpace Nexus, Innovation Program Manager

 

Kaitlyn Clark

Andrew Germain

NewSpace Nexus, IT/Cybersecurity Lead

NewSpace Nexus Consultants

Erika Hecht

Marketing Strategy & Communications

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Carol Welsch

CRC, Space Stakeholder Engagement

NewSpace Nexus Interns

Brandon Winter

Edgar Zapata

Facilities/Tech Lead

Brandon Winter

Kaitlin (Shelby) Rasmusen

Marketing Specialist

NewSpace Nexus
Board of Directors

Joe Sciabica

Joe Sciabica

Chair

Executive Director, Talent Development Center, The Dayton Foundation
Aerospace and Defense Sector Consultant, Dayton Development Coalition
Strategic Partner, Battle Investment Group

Donna Siergiej

Secretary

Director, Medical Physics, UNM Cancer Center

Barbara Brazil

Former Deputy Secretary, NM Economic Development Department
Jill Halverson

Jill Halverson

Former Field Representative, US Senator Bingaman
Gary King

Gary King

Former NM Attorney General
Gary King

Hank Andrews

CFO, Verus Research

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Advisory Board

Members of the NewSpace Nexus Advisory Board represent New Mexico space leaders from industry, academia, government and the community.

Joe Sciabica

Joe Sciabica

Chair

CTO and VP/GM for Technology Solutions, ARCTOS

Peter Wegner

Peter Wegner

Vice-Chair

CTO, BlackSky
Brad Clevenger

Brad Clevenger

Vice-Chair

Vice President, RocketLab
Rob Black

Rob Black

New Mexico Chamber of Commerce

Joe Bullington

Joe Bullington

Jacobs

Severin Blenkush

Christos Christodoulou

UNM, COSMIAC

Dale Dekker

Dekker Perich Sabatini

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Scott Erwin (Liaison)

Chief Scientist, AFRL/RV

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Maureen Gannon

X-Bow

Tom Cooley

Tracy Hartzler

CNM

Harold Lavender

Dayan Hochman-Vigil

NM Representative, Aerospace Attorney

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Jason Lazich

Virgin Galactic

Patricia Knighten-Marquez

Patricia Marquez Knighten

NMSU Arrowhead

Jonny Mills

Northrop Grumman

Tom Cooley

Maj Gen Neil McCasland (Ret.)

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Scott McLaughlin

Spaceport America

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Dena Crain

President, PACA

John Richmond

John Richmond

Lockheed Martin Ventures

Carlos Romero

New Mexico Tech

Eric Sanchez

Eric Sanchez

Director, NMSU Physical Sciences Lab

Dan Schatzman

Dan Schatzman

SpaceFund; Jaguar Precision Machine

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Industry Forum

The NewSpace Nexus Industry Forum is led and attended by representatives from New Mexico space companies with the goal of supporting the needs of the NM space industry.

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Joe Bullington

Lead

Director, Mission Services Dept at Jacobs Technology
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Patricia Knighten

Lead

Director, Innovation Commercialization at NMSU Arrowhead Center

Carol Welsch

Lead

Senior Director, Strategy and Business Development at Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems

Founding Partners

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