Through her leadership, the FAA’s Office of Commercial Space Transportation and other key stakeholders in government began working with the U.S. The model she developed at the FAA for private human spaceflight and space regulation is followed by nations around the world. She also oversaw the development of rules for human spaceflight. During her tenure, she oversaw the licensing of the first inland spaceport, the first private human spaceflight, and the first launches of Elon Musk’s privately developed rocket, the SpaceX Falcon 1. commercial space transportation industry. Smith’s role for 11 years included licensing, regulating and promoting the entire U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in 1995, she was soon named the head of that office and an associate administrator of the FAA. Department of Transportation (DoT) and joined the Office of Commercial Space Transportation, rising to the position of chief of staff. Department of Defense, and Federal Communications Commission (FCC), where she began working in aerospace with an increasing interest in the field of satellite communications. That path took her into governmental entities such as the U.S.
After earning her degree, she moved to the East Coast to begin a career in radio and broadcasting. Smith attended the Tuskegee Institute - now known as Tuskegee University - majoring in English. Throughout her adulthood, she played an integral role in the development of commercial spaceflight. Beginning in high school, she was part of the integration of public schools in the Jim Crow South. Patti Grace Smith played many pivotal roles in both her life and career.
This year will mark the debut of the event’s first hybrid - in-person and virtual - format, providing greater opportunities for members of the global space community to engage, learn, share knowledge and network. Space Symposium’s website contains the latest speaker and agenda updates. Whiting, Commander, Space Operations Command, USSF
Her life and career embody the excellence of character and leadership that are the standards of the Hill Award, and Space Foundation is proud to herald her example and legacy.” The fruits of her incredible labors are before us in today’s unfolding space renaissance, and her vision for this community and what it can become are being fulfilled in inspiring ways around the country. In announcing this year’s recipient, Space Foundation CEO Tom Zelibor shared, “Patti Grace Smith’s lifetime of service to the space community can be seen with the array of new launch vehicles, capabilities and approaches that are pioneering new access, enterprises and opportunities in the global space ecosystem. Smith was a champion of private space travel whose regulatory work, leadership and advocacy helped open new worlds of opportunity for the exploration and development of space. Hill Lifetime Space Achievement Award - the highest honor bestowed by the organization. JSpace Foundation, a nonprofit advocate organization founded in 1983 for the global space ecosystem, today announced that Patti Grace Smith has been selected as the recipient of the 2021 General James E. Recipient Overcame Racial Barriers To Develop Model for Private Human Spaceflight and Space Regulation Used by Nations Around the World TodayĬOLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.
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