John C. Mankins

John Mankins was with NASA for 25 years, including 10 years with JPL in Pasadena, and 15 years at NASA Headquarters in Washington. He oversaw NASA's exploration technology investments and managed the agency's Advanced Concepts Studies for a decade. Now John's the president of a not-for-profit, the Sunsat Energy Council and a champion of developing abundant and affordable power from solar energy in space.