Maya Nasr

Maya Nasr is a Postdoctoral research fellow at Harvard SEAS and the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian (CfA), focusing on the mission planning for in-orbit Lunar calibrations of the MethaneSAT project, with expertise in spacecraft operations, engineering systems, technology strategy, and space law and policy. Maya holds Bachelor's, Masters, and PhD degrees in Aerospace Engineering from MIT. Passionate about increasing global representation and access in the space sector and raising awareness about nationality-based discrimination. Project lead and co-founder of HUMANS, an ISS and Lunar symbolic avenue for space access worldwide. Also served as co-lead of the Space Law & Policy Project Group at SGAC. Experienced in several space projects, including MOXIE for NASA's Mars 2020 Perseverance rover mission, Cassini's mission activity on Titan, and the OneWeb satellites network.