(December 10, 2025 – New York City) – Space & Satellite Professionals International (SSPI) today announced the eighth annual 20 Under 35 list, spotlighting rising stars age 35 and under whose achievements are shaping the future of the space and satellite industry. These honorees will be recognized at SSPI’s inaugural Night of Excellence on March 24, 2026 during Satellite 2026, produced by Via Satellite magazine. Drawn from companies and organizations across the commercial, government, and academic sectors, the 20 Under 35 honor those already driving innovation into orbit, as well as those at the beginning of their journey who are poised to play pivotal roles in the decade ahead. Nominations were submitted by SSPI’s global membership and reviewed by an independent panel of industry leaders. During the Night of Excellence celebration, three honorees will be named Promise Award recipients, distinguishing them as firsts among firsts representing the 2025 cohort. They will also meet the Class of 2026 Hall of Fame inductees. “It is both exciting and inspiring to see the talent of our industry represented by these 20 young professionals,” said SSPI Executive Director Tamara Bond-Williams. “And it is equally exciting to see this list evenly split between men and women… a trend that continues to signal a strong future for space and satellite.”
2025 “20 Under 35” Honorees
- Srihari Balaji, Research and Development Engineer, CapCO2 Solutions Inc. - Zoe-Jerusha Beepat, Senior Software Engineer, Kythera Space Solutions - Sébastien Dame, Product Manager – Platform, MDA Space - Kevin Eisenhauer, Senior Principal Regulatory Engineer, SES - Gina Ghiglieri, Additive Manufacturing Technology Manager, Lanteris Space Systems - Hamza Hameed, Associate Director, Head of Space & Development, Access Partnership - Kieran Hegarty, Program Manager, Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory - Thomas Hu, Senior RF Systems Engineer, Rocket Lab USA - Joshua Ingersoll, Senior Product Manager – Lasercom, Amazon Leo for Government - Sarah Jurczyk, Senior Systems Engineer, Airbus U.S. Space & Defense, Inc. - Emma Cain Louden, President, Slooh - Andrew MacMillan, Senior Member of Technical Staff, Systems, MDA Space - Alexandra “Sasha” Marshack, Director of External Affairs/Manager of Defense Programs, AST SpaceMobile - Karina Perez Molina, Director, Space & Spectrum Policy Center, Computer & Communications Industry Association - Natasha Nogueira, Senior Space Systems Engineer, Planet - Shiv Patel, Policy Advisor, Axiom Space - Helen Percival, Systems Engineering Architect, Calian - Advanced Technologies - Faizan Rehmatullah, Senior Guidance, Navigation and Controls Engineer, MDA Space - Jordyn Tucker, Systems Engineer – Space Operations Analyst, Boeing Space Virtual Warfare Ctr - Tasneem Yousif, PhD Researcher, GNSS and Space Engineering, University of Nottingham
Full honoree profiles will be available shortly at .
About SSPISpace & Satellite Professionals International is the industry’s largest global association, serving the people who build the connections that make a better world possible from space. SSPI supports the professional growth of its members through education, recognition programs, and collaboration across commercial, civil, and defense sectors. For more information, visit . About the SSPI Night of ExcellenceHosted at the historic Howard Theatre in Washington, DC, the Night of Excellence is the premier evening of recognition for the space and satellite industry. On this singular night, SSPI inducts the newest members of the Space & Satellite Hall of Fame and salutes the 20 Under 35 rising stars in a uniquely intimate, elegant setting that fosters meaningful connection among leaders, innovators, and the next generation of talent. | 
