NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Stephen Lichten has extensive experience at NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, having started in 1991 and advancing to the position of Chief Engineer for the Interplanetary Network Directorate. Lichten has held various leadership roles, including System Manager and Division Manager for Communications, Tracking, and Radar, where responsibilities included overseeing JPL's Communications, Tracking, and Radar Division. Earlier in the career at JPL, Lichten served as Deputy Division Manager and Section Manager for the Tracking Systems and Applications Section, as well as Supervisor for the Earth Orbiter Systems Group. Lichten holds a PhD in Astronomy from Caltech and an A.B. in Astronomy & Astrophysics from Harvard University.
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NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
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Formed in 1936, the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory is a federally funded research and development center managed for NASA by the California Institute of Technology (Caltech.) JPL joined NASA as an FFRDC when the agency was founded in 1958. JPL helped open the Space Age by developing America's first Earth-orbiting science satellite, creating the first successful interplanetary spacecraft, and sending robotic missions to the solar system. Today, JPL continues its world-leading innovation, implementing programs in planetary exploration, Earth science, space-based astronomy and technology development while applying its capabilities to technical and scientific problems of national significance. We have big aspirations, driven by our values. We aim to be: Bold, Inclusive, Trusted. We turn ideas for science investigation into the reality of groundbreaking space missions, partnering with our strategic business teams to guide JPL into the future. We Dare Mighty Things Together.