Dr. Alan Stern is a planetary scientist, adventurer, and author. He has twice been named to Time Magazine’s annual list of the “100 Most Influential People.” Alan’s adventurous spirit led him to successfully travel to the farthest depths of the ocean to visit the Titanic in the ill-fated Titan sub and launch into space on a suborbital flight through Virgin Galactic. Alan led NASA’s New Horizons mission to the Pluto system and the Kuiper Belt. As NASA chief for all space and Earth science programs, he directed a $4.4 billion organization with 93 separate flight missions and a program of over 3,000 research grants. During his NASA tenure, a record 10 major new flight projects were started.
Dr. Alan Stern
Associate Vice President, Southwest Research Institute
