Yaroslav Pustovyi Email & Phone Number

Dr. Yaroslav “Yarko" Pustovyi is a space industry professional with career experience in the sector since 1988. Formerly an astronaut with the National Space Agency of Ukraine, Dr. Pustovyi was trained by NASA and served as a Backup Payload Specialist for the STS-87 Space Shuttle Columbia mission in 1997.Following his return to Ukraine, Dr. Pustovyi continued active involvement in the Ukrainian space program, working both in research institutions and at the space agency, where he played active role in the development of the Ukrainian National Space Program for 2003-2007, as well as several programs in space research.In 2003, Dr. Pustovyi joined the Canadian Arrow project, based in London, Canada, and served as Deputy Director of Spacecraft Development. The team was an entrant in the international Ansari X-Prize competition, where the challenge was to fly the first private manned space mission.As one of the first government-trained astronauts to join Newspace, Dr. Pustovyi continues his active involvement in the commercial spaceflight industry through a variety of entrepreneurial, consulting, educational and other endeavours.In 2014, Dr. Pustovyi joined the Board of Directors of the Canadian Space Commerce Association, where he served as the President and, in 2016, was elected Chairman of the Board.Fluent in English, French, Ukrainian and Russian, Dr. Pustovyi has 20 years of media experience, public appearances and speaking. He is an accomplished presenter and public educator on a variety of space-related issues from importance of space exploration to human spaceflight to the new era of commercial space industry and others. Having being involved in government space programs of several countries, as well as in the commercial spaceflight industry, Dr. Pustovyi brings a unique view on perspectives of the international space development.

Listed skills include Systems Engineering, Program Management, Strategic Planning, Project Management, and 16 others.