ASSOCIATION OF SPACEFLIGHT PROFESSIONALS
We have several partners who offer various types of astronaut-related training, from survival and egress training to centrifuge experience simulating a suborbital flight, to prepare our members for the commercial space industry.
Our members comes from a variety of backgrounds in aerospace and engineering degrees and have developed products and payloads for the space industry, including some that have flown on the International Space Station.
ASP members give inspirational talks around the globe and participate in research at multiple agencies and organizations where they often collaborate on science and technology projects.
Here are some of our members taking part in space industry research and projects.
PRESIDENT & CEO
Michael Gallagher is a family physician in Edmonton, Alberta. He studied medicine at the University of Alberta and attended International Space University’s Montréal, Quebec, class in 2014.
LIFE SCIENCES TEAM LEAD
Shawna Pandya is a Physician in Edmonton, Alberta. She received her MD from the University of Alberta and her M.Sc. in Space Studies from International Space University. She is also the Life Sciences Chair of the Canadian Space Society.
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT OFFICER
Andrew Butterfield has worked as an analyst for Boeing. He also co-founded the SoDo Makerspace in Seattle and has worked with local non-profit organizations such as the MIT Enterprise Northwest Forum.
PHYSICAL SCIENCES TEAM LEAD
David Wassell is the Senior Chemist at a large regional utility in Saskatchewan, Canada. He is a PhD graduate in Chemistry and former research fellow at The Queen’s University Belfast, holds an M.Sc. in Process Engineering from that university, and also has 1,500 work hours towards a Millwright (Industrial Mechanic) certification.
ENGINEERING & TECH TEAM LEAD
Prashant Waghmare is an assistant professor at the University of Alberta in the Department of Mechanical Engineering. He is passionate about droplet dynamics, interfacial fluid dynamics research, and reduced gravity research.
MEMBERSHIP & TRAINING OFFICER
Casey Stedman is a navigator and officer in the Air Force Reserve Command. He sits on the Chapters Committee of the National Space Society, has served as a crew member for NASA’s HI-SEAS Mars analog habitat in Hawaii, and participates in spaceflight training with Project PoSSUM.
EDUCATION & OUTREACH OFFICER
Troy Cole is a Design and Support Engineer at Boeing Commercial Airlines. He studied Aerospace Science Engineering at Tuskegee University and has participated in Project PoSSUM and as a crew member at the Mars Society’s Mars Desert Research Station in Utah.
ASP’s mission is to develop the next generation of commercial astronauts through the creation of networking, educational, research, and mission opportunities for space professionals.
Launch Level donors contribute up to $99.
Suborbital Level donors contribute between $100 and $999.
Orbital Level donors contribute between $1,000 and $9,999.
Lunar Level donors contribute between $10,000 - $19,999.
Martian Level donors contribute $20,000 and up.
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ASP would like to recognize Andrew Butterfield as our Contributor of the Year for 2018. He took great initiative within our organization by leading our
Below is a year in review and a summary of our goals for 2019. I am grateful for the dedication of our executive team and the
The Association of Spaceflight Professionals, Inc. has laid an important foundation and is poised for further growth. Key to our success over the past 12
