PROGRAM LEADERSHIP:
| PROGRAM EXECUTIVE: | Niki Werkheiser (niki.werkheiser@nasa.gov) |
| PROGRAM MANAGER: | Drew Hope (drew.j.hope@nasa.gov) | DEPUTY PROGRAM MANAGER: | Anthony Calomino (anthony.m.calomino@nasa.gov) |
| CHIEF TECHNOLOGIST: | Amanda Cutright (amanda.m.cutright@nasa.gov) |
| PROGRAM ELEMENT MANAGER: | Kevin Kempton (kevin.s.kempton@nasa.gov) |
| PROGRAM ELEMENT MANAGER: | Stella Harrison (stella.v.harrison@nasa.gov) |
| PROGRAM ELEMENT MANAGER: | Mark Thornblom (mark.n.thornblom@nasa.gov) |
| PROGRAM ELEMENT MANAGER: | Matthew Melis (matthew.e.melis@Nasa.gov) |
| COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER: | Hillary Smith (hillary.smith@nasa.gov) |
GCD VISION
The Game Changing Development Program is a part of NASA’s Space Technology Mission Directorate. GCD aims to advance exploratory concepts and deliver infusion-ready technology solutions that enable new capabilities or radically alter current approaches. GCD matures technology development and innovation through collaborative relationships between government, academia, and commercial entities with a focus on high-reward technologies with high potential for transition and infusion.
GUIDING PRINCIPLES
- Advance broadly-applicable technology to benefit multiple customers
- Advance applicable exploration technology development (ETD) technologies in coordination with the primary customers in ESMD
- Balance guided technology development efforts with a portfolio of competitively selected efforts from academia, industry, and NASA centers that is based on technical merit
- Determine the priority and level of investment needed using a structured, open, and data driven analytic process
- Develop the capability for technology innovation throughout NASA and the broader community to meet future National needs
