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Chasing Space30. Steve Isakowitz, CEO of The Aerospace CorporationSend us a note!Steven J. Isakowitz is president and chief executive officer of The Aerospace Corporation, a leading architect for the nation’s national security and civil space programs. The Aerospace Corporation has more than 4,000 employees and annual revenues of $1.1 billion. He assumed this position on October 1, 2016.As a recognized leader across the government, private, space, and technology sectors, Isakowitz has served in prominent roles at Virgin, the U.S. Department of Energy, NASA, and the White House Office of Management and Budget.Isakowitz serves on various advisory boards at both the Ma...2025-06-0341 min
EquityAerospace Corp's CEO talks literal moonshots and Space Agenda 2025At this year's TechCrunch Disrupt in San Francisco, President and CEO of the Aerospace Corporation Steve Isakowitz and Agency Chief Technologist at NASA A.C. Charanya Charania took the stage to discuss a literal moonshot: how to build a thriving lunar ecosystem. Today on Equity, we’re taking you behind the scenes of TechCrunch Disrupt once again, this time with Devin Coldewey at the helm. For those keeping track, Devin’s kept the Equity podcast crew up to date on space startups over the past few months, including Starfish Space’s $29 million round and, more recently, SpaceX’s second c...2024-11-2712 min
Manifest Space with Morgan BrennanA Constellation of Talent with Aerospace Corporation CEO Steve Isakowitz 4/21/23While the space economy has blasted off, diversity in the workforce has not kept pace. One industry initiative looking to bring more under represented groups into the fold – the Space Workforce 2030 pledge – is unveiling its first annual report. Morgan sits down with Aerospace Corporation CEO Steve Isakowitz to discuss the business case for a more diverse workforce and industry trends from the Space Symposium.2023-04-2111 min
Main Engine Cut OffT+239: Space Policy with Lori GarverLori Garver, former NASA Deputy Administrator, joins me to talk about a whole host of space policy topics, including Artemis and lunar politics, the legacies of Commercial Cargo and Crew, the status of Commercial LEO Destinations, and also Lance Bass.This episode of Main Engine Cut Off is brought to you by 42 executive producers—Simon, Kris, Pat, Matt, Jorge, Ryan, Donald, Lee, Chris, Warren, Bob, Russell, Moritz, Joel, Jan, David, Joonas, Robb, Tim Dodd (the Everyday Astronaut!), Frank, Julian, Lars from Agile Space, Matt, The Astrogators at SEE, Chris, Fred, Dawn Aerospace, Andrew, Harrison, Benjamin, SmallSpark Space Sy...2023-02-1337 min
Kathy Sullivan ExploresThe New Space Age with Steve IsakowitzSteve Isakowitz is the President and CEO of the Aerospace Corporation, the only federally-funded research and development center for the United States’ space enterprise. A highly-regarded leader in the government, private, space, and technology sectors, Steve has served in prominent roles. These include serving as the Chief Financial Officer of the U.S. Department of Energy from 2007 to 2011 and the President of Virgin Galactic from 2011 to 2016. He was also the Deputy Chief Financial Officer and Deputy Associate Administrator for Exploration at NASA—a position he held from 2002 to 2006. Steve completed his Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Aerospace Engineer...2022-05-051h 00
SEDScast#31 Steve IsakowitzSteve Isakowitz is the President and CEO of The Aerospace Corporation. The Aerospace Corporation is a federally funded nonprofit corporation that provides technical guidance to government and commercial entities pursuing space endeavours. Prior to this position, Steve served as President of Virgin Galactic, Deputy CFO of NASA and a variety of other roles throughout the years. Steve also founded the Matthew Isakowitz Fellowship in memory of his son. The Matthew Isakowitz Fellowship is a mentorship and internship program for students interested in commercial spaceflight.
Timestamps
4:40: Early Career
19:30: Virgin Galactic
21:00: The Aerospace Corporation
26:00: Matthew Isakowtiz Fellowship
28:30: Student...2020-12-0733 min
Planetary RadioAerospace Corporation President and CEO Steve IsakowitzThe Aerospace Corporation has been innovating since 1960. Now it’s headed by a former leader of “New Space” company Virgin Galactic. President and CEO Steve Isakowitz talks about the evolving culture of the space industry. Aerospace Corp just received additional funding for development of tiny, paper-like, flexible spacecraft. We have a long talk with project leader Siegfried Janson. Heard about NASA’s new human spacecraft plans? Jason Davis has, and he’ll fill us in. Another near-miss for Earth has reinforced Bill Nye’s concern about Near Earth Objects. Someone is going to win a March for Science pin in the new spac...2017-04-1258 min
Planetary Radio: Space Exploration, Astronomy and ScienceAerospace Corporation President and CEO Steve IsakowitzThe Aerospace Corporation has been innovating since 1960. Now it’s headed by a former leader of “New Space” company Virgin Galactic. President and CEO Steve Isakowitz talks about the evolving culture of the space industry.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.2017-04-1258 min