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NASA chief technologist to headline Australian Space Summit

written by Adam Thorn | March 26, 2025

One of NASA’s most senior figures is set to headline the Australian Space Summit in May.

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A.C. Charania is the agency’s chief technologist, responsible for overseeing collaboration with the private sector while also being a principal adviser to NASA’s administrator.

Charania joins a line-up of global industry figures, including former prime minister Scott Morrison, JAXA’s Dr Naoko Sugita and Ted Mercer, chief executive of the Virginia Spaceport Authority.

Before joining NASA, Charania served as vice president of product strategy at Reliable Robotics, a firm working to bring certified autonomous vehicles to commercial aviation.

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His previous experience also includes working at Blue Origin to mature its lunar permanence strategy, Blue Moon lunar lander program, and multiple technology initiatives with NASA.

Charania additionally led the formation of the FastForward industry group focused on high-speed point-to-point transportation, was a NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts fellow, and served on the Lunar Exploration Analysis Group Commercial Advisory Board.

The Australian Space Summit & Exhibition will be held on 27 and 28 May at the ICC, Sydney.

Don’t miss a chance to hear from the brightest minds leading the development of Australia’s space industry.

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For more information on the agenda, click here.

To see the full list of speakers, click here.

Click here to learn more about the Australian Space Summit & Exhibition.

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