Bruce Pittman is the VP of Skycorp as well as the co-founder and CEO of Future Frontiers Institute. Bruce is an Associate Fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) and is the chairman of the AIAA Commercial Space Group. Previously, he was the Chief System Engineer for NASA Space Portal at Ames Research Center. In 2011 NASA award him the Exceptional Public Service Medal for “exceptional leadership in pioneering the development of commercial space for public benefit”.

Bruce has a BS in Mechanical/Aerospace Engineering from U. C. Davis and a MS in Engineering Management from Santa Clara University where he has been an adjunct lecturer for almost 40 years. He is an advocate of the Space Frontier Founding and has authored or co-authored over 4 dozen papers on technical, management, and business topics in aerospace and high technology.