Announcing This Year's General Session Speaker: Former NASA Astronaut, Joan Higginbotham

From flying aboard the Space Shuttle Discovery to serving as Open Director of Innovation at Collins Aerospace, Joan Higginbotham has a wealth of experience working with cutting-edge technologies. CAMX is honored to have Higginbothan as our keynote speaker on the CAMX 2023 General Session stage.

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Who is Joan Higginbotham?

Check out some highlights from her impressive resume:

Electrical engineer

Astronaut who flew aboard Space Shuttle Discovery in 2006

Third African- American woman to travel into space

Former Director of Open Innovation at Collins Aerospace

President of her own aerospace consulting firm, Joan Higginbotham Ad Astra LLC