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Dale Skran worked with Bell Labs (AT&T and Lucent Technologies) for seventeen years and continued his career in executive leadership at several other companies including Ascend Communications, Sonus Networks, and CMWare. He was also a rapporteur at the UN International Telecommunication Union where he led the development of international internet standards for video conferencing and voice-over IP (VOIP) services. Skran holds a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from Michigan State University and a Master of Science in the Electrical Engineering from the University of Michigan. An expert in communications, computer design, and software, his high-reliability code has been used on nuclear submarines and Air Force One, and his publications have connected the public to groundbreaking computer technologies. He is a frequent contributor to Ad Astra, The Space Review, and Space News, and was the editor of The Space Activist’s Handbook. He is the Chief Operating Officer and Senior Vice President of the National Space Society as well as a member of the Board of Directors. Dale is the co-editor of “A Dream Renewed: Space Settlement in the 21st Century” (2026) with Rod Pyle. Dale has a BS in Electrical Engineering from Michigan State and a MS in Electrical Engineering from the University of Michigan.