James Pura
James Pura is a recent graduate of University of California, San Diego with a BS in Mechanical Engineering, where he founded a chapter of Students for the Exploration and Development of Space. He has previously worked for Boeing Satellite Systems in El Segundo, CA and SpaceX in Hawthorne, CA. He currently works for NASA JPL in Pasadena, CA. He has been working for the Space Frontier Foundation since 2007 where he has held multiple positions, including the editor of the online publication NewSpace News, conference chair for the NewSpace Conference, Advocate Coordinator and Board Member.
We are transforming space from a government- owned bureaucratic program into a dynamic and inclusive frontier open to people. We are determined to convert the image held by many young people that the future will be worse than the present, and we reject the idea that the world's greatest moments are in its past. 
