Prof. Alessandro Golkar is Associate Director of Skoltech’s Space Center and Assistant Professor at the Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology (Skoltech). He holds a Ph.D. degree in Aeronautics and Astronautics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), and Master’s degree and undergraduate degrees in Astronautical and Aerospace Engineering from the University of Rome “La Sapienza”. He is a member of the AIAA, IEEE, and INCOSE. Dr. Golkar’s professional activity focuses on research, education, and innovation in the space technology and systems engineering domains.