Dana Andrews, PhD

Dana Andrews was the author of, “Chasing the Dream.”

In his book, Dana provided an insider’s description of what really went on in the United States space program from the early 1960’s to the present and what to expect in the future.

Andrews worked at Boeing for 34 years and was known for his contributions to the X-33/RLV program, the Boeing habitation module for the International Space Station and the aero-assisted orbital transfer vehicle. Andrews left Boeing in 2000 to join his son Jason Andrews‘ company, Andrews Space, Inc. where he served as the Chief Technology Officer for ten years. During that time, he oversaw projects aiming to commercialize space transportation. 

Andrews joined the University of Washington (UW) in the aerospae engineering department in 2012.