CREW ROSTER
Key personnel driving the lunar settlement program
C:\MOON\CREW> query --status
SPACEX LEADERSHIP: 5 key personnel
NASA LEADERSHIP: 4 key personnel
CHIEF ENGINEERS: 4 specialists
ASTRONAUT CORPS: 4 Artemis II crew
// CREW_OVERVIEW.TXT
The lunar settlement program is led by a unique coalition of commercial space entrepreneurs, government agency veterans, and a new generation of astronauts trained specifically for long-duration lunar surface operations.
SpaceX provides the launch vehicles and landing systems. NASA provides the mission architecture, science objectives, and decades of human spaceflight expertise. Together with international partners, this team is building humanity's first permanent foothold beyond Earth.
// SPACEX_LEADERSHIP.DAT
CEO & Chief Engineer, SpaceX. Driving force behind Starship development and lunar settlement vision. Personally oversees Raptor engine design.
President & COO, SpaceX. Manages launch operations, government contracts, and commercial partnerships. Key to NASA HLS contract execution.
Founding engineer, SpaceX. Designer of Merlin and early Raptor engines. Continues as propulsion consultant for lunar descent profiles.
VP of Build & Flight Reliability. Former NASA Associate Administrator. Bridges agency culture with SpaceX rapid iteration approach.
VP of Launch. Oversees Starship launch operations from Boca Chica and Cape Canaveral. Critical for achieving tanker flight cadence.
// NASA_LEADERSHIP.DAT
NASA Administrator. Oversees Artemis program budget and international partnerships. Advocates for lunar settlement as stepping stone to Mars.
Associate Administrator, Exploration Systems. Manages Artemis mission architecture and SLS/Orion/HLS integration.
Director, Johnson Space Center. Oversees astronaut training, mission control, and EVA suit development for lunar surface operations.
Assistant Deputy Associate Administrator, Moon to Mars Program. Coordinates cross-center lunar surface systems development.
// CHIEF_ENGINEERS.DAT
Lead Structural Engineer, Starship HLS. Designed the extended cargo bay and lunar landing leg system for regolith surfaces.
SpaceX Director of Quality & Mission Management. Leads flight readiness reviews and anomaly investigation for Starship test flights.
ISRU Systems Lead, NASA KSC. Designed the thermal extraction system for harvesting water ice from permanently shadowed crater regolith.
NASA Lunar Surface Sustainability Lead. Architect of the base camp layout and habitat deployment sequence.
// ASTRONAUT_CORPS.DAT
Commander, Artemis II. Navy test pilot, ISS veteran. First crew to fly Orion around the Moon in the settlement era.
Artemis II crew. Holds female spaceflight duration record (328 days). Selected for lunar surface EVA training.
Artemis II pilot. Naval aviator, ISS resident. Lead pilot training for Orion lunar transit operations.
CSA astronaut, Artemis II. First Canadian to fly to lunar distance. Represents international crew integration.
// CREW_SELECTION_CRITERIA.TXT
Permanent lunar settlement requires a new class of astronaut — one trained not just for short missions but for sustained habitation in an extreme environment.
- • Geological field training for in-situ resource identification
- • Mechanical and electrical repair skills for habitat maintenance
- • Medical training for remote emergency procedures
- • Psychological resilience for 180-day isolated tours
The astronaut corps is expanding to include engineers, geologists, physicians, and construction specialists alongside traditional test pilots and scientists.
Personnel roster reflects current program assignments. Crew rotations scheduled per mission manifest.
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