Jacqui Cavaglia

Jacqui Cavaglia is an internationally trained biochemist who worked as a senior scientist with NASA for nearly 20 years, supporting space missions. During that time she led a wide range of programs at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center and Johnson Space Center around living and travelling in space. Many of these Life Science Program initiatives required Jacqui to utilize her scientific knowledge in conjunction with her project management skills. On the Constellation Program she led a team responsible for generating human requirements for the Moon and Mars missions. As Mission Support Scientist for the Shuttle-MIR program she facilitated collaboration between the USA and Russia – an historical first in space exploration.