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Scott C. Asbury

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  • M.S., Engineering Management, The George Washington University
  • B.S.., Aerospace Engineering, Virginia Tech
Scott C. Asbury

With 32 years of experience in both the public and private sectors, Scott Asbury currently serves as Sr. Director of Programs, Space Destinations and Orbital Reef Program Manager for Sierra Space. He is responsible for the planning, development and execution of all major “system of systems” human spaceflight programs in Sierra Space's Space Destinations Business Sector. 

  • Sr. Director of Programs, Space Destinations and Orbital Reef Program Manager, Sierra Space – Broomfield, Colorado 2/2022 to Present
  • Director of Engineering Execution, Ball Aerospace – Boulder, Colorado 10/2020 to 1/2022
  • Program Director, Restricted Programs Ball Aerospace – Boulder, Colorado 07/2016 to 10/2020
  • Sr. Program Manager, Joint Polar Satellite System, Ball Aerospace – Boulder, Colorado 09/2010 to 06/2016
  • Senior Program Manager, Ares I Instrument Unit Avionics, Ball Aerospace – Boulder, Colorado 01/2010 to 09/2010
  • Senior Program Manager, OMPS Instrument, Ball Aerospace – Boulder, Colorado  2003 to 2009
  • Senior Program Manager, SBUV/2 Instrument, Ball Aerospace – Boulder, Colorado 2008 to 2010
  • Business Development Manager, Civil and Operational Space, Ball Aerospace – Boulder, Colorado 2008 to 2016
  • Business Development Manager, National Defense, Ball Aerospace – Broomfield, Colorado 2002 to 2003
  • Program Manager, Tactical Solutions,  Ball Aerospace – Westminster, Colorado  2001
  • Project Technical Manager and Pilot, Aviation Safety Program, NASA - Hampton, Virginia  1998 to 2001
  • Aerospace Engineer, Propulsion Aerodynamics Branch, NASA - Hampton, Virginia 1990 to 1998