Dr. Ioana Cozmuta, founder and CEO of G-SPACE Inc., stands at the forefront of in-space manufacturing and microgravity analytics and design, innovating with an AI-driven platform. Her extensive experience spans over two decades including pivotal roles in NASA missions such as Stardust, Mars Science Laboratory, and Constellation Orion, and helped accelerate the development of the low-Earth orbit economy in particularly focusing on ISS commercialization with projects such as the Spaceborne Computer, Vascular Tissue Challenge, Crops on Mars. As a serial entrepreneur, she has notably impacted the New Space economy, founding several ventures including a company specializing in space-based optical fiber manufacturing. Her 2014 TEDx Future Spoiler predicted the rapid development of in-space manufacturing that has since come to fruition.
She is an elected member of the prestigious International Academy of Astronautics, serves on the Advisory Committee of the US International Space Station National Laboratory, and provides entrepreneurship advice and is a frequent lecturer on the New Space economy sharing her insights with MBA programs, emphasizing the commercial viability of space innovations. Ioana’s career is marked by a commitment to leveraging state-of-the-art innovation to address real-world challenges, demonstrating her profound impact on the space sector's evolution and commercial integration. Her efforts have not only advanced scientific understanding but have also been instrumental in shaping the trajectory of commercial space exploration and manufacturing. Ioana holds a Ph.D. in Physics from the University of Groningen the Netherlands and two postdoctoral studies at CALTECH and Stanford University in the USA and has over 200 publications.