Christopher G. Bryan is President and CEO of KinetX Aerospace, Inc., the first commercial company to provide mission design and navigation services for NASA’s deep space missions. Under Bryan, KinetX has been recognized for its innovation and leadership in the space industry, in addition to being named Fast Company’s Most Innovative Company in Space in 2024, and ranked 10th overall on Fast Company’s list of the World’s 50 Most Innovative Companies of 2024.

Bryan began his career in 1982 with Lockheed Corporation supporting the Air Force Satellite Control Network (AFSCN) Space Test Program. While at Lockheed, he held lead positions as a Planner/Analyst, Mission Controller, and Orbit Analyst, including Lead Orbit Analyst for the Strategic Defense Initiative's successful Relay Mirror Experiment (RME).

In 1993, Bryan left Lockheed to help found KinetX. Since then, he has worked on many key projects including Iridium, the SBIRS Low missile defense simulation, and MUOS, earning several individual and group achievement awards. Bryan has often supported KinetX's Space Navigation and Flight Dynamics group, and was for several years the Navigation Team Chief for the MESSENGER mission, the first spacecraft to go into orbit around the planet Mercury. While at KinetX, Bryan has held many senior management positions including Contracts Manager, Export Control Officer, CFO, Chairman, and President. He has served as a Director of KinetX for over 30 years and is a member of the National Association of Corporate Directors.

Bryan has a BS in Physics from the State University of New York at Stony Brook and an MS in computational physics with emphasis in astrodynamics from San Jose State University.

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