STEM Summit
The annual STEM Summit is where invited speakers working in a STEM career come and discuss the field with students interested in the specific career area. You’ll have the opportunity to ask questions and learn about various STEM areas.
Kathryn Lueders, SpaceX Starbase General Manager - Keynote Speaker
Kathryn Lueders is currently General Manager of Starbase, home of the SpaceX Starship transportation system. Prior to coming to Starbase, Kathy spent over thirty years at NASA serving in many leadership positions. Most notably, she had three firsts as a NASA leader - the first female heads of the Space Operations and Human Exploration and Operations Mission Directorates overseeing all human NASA operations, and the first female human spaceflight program manager. As the Commercial Crew Program manager she oversaw the return of human spaceflight back to US soil. She started her career at the White Sands Test Facility overseeing the repair and test of Space Shuttle Orbiter hardware.
Lueders holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration finance from the University of New Mexico and bachelor’s and master’s degrees in industrial engineering from New Mexico State University. She is married to Jeremy Horne and is most proud of her four children – Miguel, Julia, Liam and Emma.
Event details coming soon!
Friday, April 4, 2025
For More Information Contact:
Dalina Medina
956-872-1622
stem@southtexascollege.edu
