Dr. Sara Spangelo

Sara Spangelo is a Canadian-born aerospace engineer who earned a Bachelor’s in mechanical engineering from the University of Manitoba and a Master’s and PhD in aerospace engineering from the University of Michigan. Selected in 2017 as one of the Top 32 candidates in the Canadian Space Agency’s astronaut program, her passion for space began in childhood at space camp. Her career includes systems engineering roles at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory and Google X, co-founding and serving as CEO of Swarm Technologies (acquired by SpaceX in 2021), and serving as Senior Director of Satellite Engineering at SpaceX, where she co-led the Starlink Mobile program. She is now co-founder and COO/President of Ambrosia Energy, applying her expertise to rapidly deploy low-cost solar + battery systems for continuous renewable power.