PACESETTERS: Upcoming Mission: Orion Artemis 2

Speaker: Paul Benfield, Lockheed Martin Space

Mr. Benfield is the Lockheed Martin Orion Artemis 2 Mission Manager, reporting to the Orion Program Office and responsible for all aspects of mission-specific planning, and execution. The upcoming Artemis 2 crewed flight is planned for early 2026. Mr. Benfield completed his BS in Aerospace Engineering at the University of Colorado Boulder in 1989, and later his MBA from University of Houston, Clear Lake in 1993. An early intern with Lockheed Martin, Mr. Benfield worked on the Space Shuttle and International Space Station programs at NASA Johnson Space Center, before beginning his career with Lockheed Martin Denver in 2001. Mr. Benfield has worked across most Lines of Business in LM-Space while currently back in his area of true passion for human spaceflight.