Conference Speaker

Lauren Arkell

Functional Test Engineer, Firefly Aerospace

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Lauren Arkell is a Functional Test Engineer at Firefly Aerospace and served as a Flight Controller during Blue Ghost Mission 1, which completed the first successful commercial Moon landing. Prior to Firefly, Lauren served as a Mission Engineer at Genesis Engineering Solutions, a NASA Goddard contractor, supporting JPSS and GENSAT missions. Lauren has a Bachelor of Science in Physics from Davidson College. 


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