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Caryn Schenewerk

Caryn Schenewerk

Caryn Schenewerk is Senior Counsel and Senior Director of Space Flight Policy for Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) where she mainly focuses on civil and commercial space. Caryn works extensively with U.S. Government agencies on SpaceX’s commercial launch and recovery operations, particularly the Federal Aviation Administration’s Office of Commercial Space Transportation, which licenses SpaceX’s launches and reentries. Caryn also supports SpaceX’s NASA contracts for Astronaut and cargo carriage to the International Space Station. Caryn is honored to serve as an adjunct professor of space law at Georgetown University Law Center. Prior to joining SpaceX, Caryn served as Deputy Associate Director for Legislative Affairs at the Office of Management and Budget in the Executive Office of the President. Caryn has also served as Counsel, Policy Director and Deputy Chief of Staff on Capitol Hill and practiced international law at a Washington, D.C. firm.