Maya Nasr

Maya Nasr

Postdoctoral Fellow
Wofsy Group
Maya Nasr

Postdoctoral research fellow on the MethaneSAT project, focusing on mission planning for the instrument in-orbit Lunar calibrations, with expertise in spacecraft operations, engineering systems, technology strategy, and space law and policy. Holds Bachelor’s, Master’s, 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 serves 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.Postdoctoral research fellow on the MethaneSAT project, focusing on mission planning for the instrument in-orbit Lunar calibrations, with expertise in spacecraft operations, engineering systems, technology strategy, and space law and policy. Holds Bachelor’s, Master’s, 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 serves 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.

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