SPACE SYMPOSIUM SPEAKERS

Randy Lycans

Senior Vice President and General Manager
Amentum

Randy oversees Jacobs’ support to NASA at Johnson Space Center (JSC), Kennedy Space Center (KSC), Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC), and Langley Research Center (LaRC). His portfolio includes oversight of support to the Artemis Program, representing nearly $1B of annual revenue and engaging over 5,300 personnel. 

Prior to his current role, Randy served as the Program Manager (PM) for our MSFC engineering and science support for 14 years.  As the MSFC contract PM, he was responsible for delivering scientific, engineering, and technical support to MSFC’s Engineering Directorate, Science and Technology Office, Flight Programs and Partnerships Office, the Space Launch System Program Office as well as future programs and projects. Prior to serving as the PM, Randy was the Deputy General Manager, and prior to that was the Director of the ESTS Group’s Engineering Directorate where he supported programs such as the Space Shuttle Return-to-Flight, the International Space Station, and the development of microgravity materials science experiments.

Randy has more than 45 years of experience, the bulk of which has been spent supporting the human space flight program at NASA MSFC in various leadership and technical roles. He is experienced in thermal analysis and design, wind tunnel test support, and launch vehicle design and development. Randy was selected as a NASA Space Flight Launch Honoree in 2003 and he was elected as an American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Associate Fellow in 2016, where he still serves on the Management Technical Committee. In 2013 he received the AIAA Holger Toftoy Award for leadership of the MSFC engineering support contracts, providing outstanding engineering, technical and science support to major NASA MSFC programs, including Space Shuttle, International Space Station and Space Launch System. Randy has served as chair for the National Space Club – Huntsville and chair of the SciQuest Hands on Science Center. Randy received an MS degree in Mechanical Engineering (1985) and a BS degree in Mechanical Engineering (1981) from the University of Akron. He is a registered Professional Engineer in the state of Alabama and has authored a number of technical papers and journal articles.

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Salon Luncheon: Amentum

Tuesday, April 8, 2025

12:15 pm - 1:45 pm

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