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All you need to know about  NASA’s new Chief Technologist A C Charania

News • 11th Jan 2023 • 2 Min Read

All you need to know about NASA’s new Chief Technologist A C Charania

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Author: Mamta Sharma Mamta Sharma
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Before joining NASA, Charania served as Vice President of product strategy at Reliable Robotics, a firm that is working to bring certified autonomous vehicles to commercial aviation.

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has appointed Indian-American AC Charania as a Chief Technologist to serve as principal advisor to Administrator Bill Nelson on technology policy and programmes at the agency’s headquarters in Washington.

He will lead technology innovation.

The chief technologist is entrusted with aligning NASA’s agency-wide technology investments with goals across six mission directorates and oversees technology collaboration with other federal agencies, the private sector, and external stakeholders. The position works within NASA’s Office for technology, policy, and strategy.

“Technology plays a vital role in every NASA mission. Making sure that we’re pursuing the best policy objectives allows this agency to continue to serve as a global leader in innovation,” said Bhavya Lal, NASA associate administrator for technology, policy, and strategy.

“A C is an experienced leader in managing large, rapidly shifting technology portfolios. I am eager for him to apply his knowledge and enthusiasm at NASA.”

Lal served as acting chief technologist prior to the appointment of Charania, whose first day working at NASA headquarters was January 3,2023.

“The rate of advancement we seek in the 21st century is dependent upon selecting and maturing a portfolio of technologies into systems to execute our missions,” said Charania.

“With this in mind, there are incredible opportunities in partnerships within and outside of NASA. I now look forward to the opportunity to work with the entire community to increase the rate of space and aviation progress.”

Before joining NASA, Charania served as vice president of product strategy at  a firm that is working to bring certified autonomous vehicles to commercial aviation.

His previous experience also includes working at Blue Origin to mature its lunar pReliable Robotics,ermanence strategy, Blue Moon lunar lander program, and multiple technology initiatives with NASA.

He previously worked in strategy and business development for the Virgin Galactic (now Virgin Orbit) LauncherOne small satellite launch vehicle program.

He also served in multiple management and technology roles at SpaceWorks Enterprises, including helping to incubate two startups, Generation Orbit and Terminal Velocity Aerospace.

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