Lucy Condakchian

Lucy Condakchian is the general manager of robotics at Maxar. The company provides robotic systems for autonomous operations, as well as mechanisms and services for a range of missions including in-orbit satellite servicing, and exploration on the moon and Mars. Condakchian has worked at Maxar in increasingly responsible roles since 2002. With a degree in Aerospace Engineering from UCLA, Condakchian began her career as a mechanical design engineer working on the Instrument Deployment Device for the Jet Propulsion Laboratory’s (JPL’s) Mars Exploratory Rover. Condakchian advanced to become a project manager for advanced subsystems on several NASA and DARPA projects including several innovative and advanced robotic arms with multiple joints enabling highly dexterous movement. Condakchian has worked on six robotic arms used on the surface of Mars, including arms for NASA’s Spirit, Opportunity, Curiosity, and Perseverance rovers and InSight and Phoenix landers. Over the course of her career, Condakchian has grown Maxar’s robotics business and established its reputation as the top supplier of sophisticated robotic systems for autonomous operations in space. Under her leadership, Maxar is currently developing cutting-edge robotics for on-orbit satellite servicing and assembly for NASA’s OSAM-1 (formerly Restore-L) program.