Byron Lichtenberg, PhD

Byron Lichtenberg is Chairperson of NASA Standing Review Board for CCP and Chief Technology Officer and Founder of Zero Gravity Corporation.

After flying two Space Shuttle Missions (STS-9, STS-45), Byron has stayed in the aviation and commercial space fields, including flying 737s as a Captain for Southwest Airlines. He is a Founding Member, Member, and Trustee of the X-Prize Foundation, a non-profit Foundation. In the commercial arena, he founded serves as the Chief Technical Officer of ZERO-GRAVITY Corp, offering weightless flights to the general public, corporations and research groups.