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Professor Yehia Abdel-Aziz is the Founder and CEO of ATON Space Technology, a pioneering company based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, specializing in Space Situational Awareness (SSA) and Space Traffic Management (STM). He is a full professor of Space Flight Dynamics and Control at the National Research Institute of Astronomy and Geophysics (NRIAG), Egypt, and a distinguished expert in space sciences and technology, with core expertise in spacecraft dynamics and control, SSA, and STM. Prof. Abdel-Aziz has signed numerous strategic partnerships with industry players and academic institutions to advance SSA capabilities. He is currently leading ATON Space Technology, which successfully graduated from the first-ever Space Tech Incubator in Saudi Arabia in November 2024. In addition, ATON Space was certified by the Technology Sandbox of the Communications, Space & Technology Commission (CST), KSA, in February 2025. A recognized figure in the regional and international space industry, Prof. Abdel-Aziz has played a vital role in bridging the gap between academic research and practical space applications. He is an active member of international committees focused on space debris risk, monitoring, mitigation, and remediation. He also actively supports Egypt’s national ambitions to expand its space capabilities through education, research, and innovation. He has supervised numerous projects aimed at enhancing the understanding of space debris and its impact on Earth’s orbital environment. At NRIAG, he has led numerous scientific and technical initiatives. He served as the Head of the Space Research Laboratory from 2016 to 2019 and directed R&D and corporate strategic planning processes for space technology development. He is the founder of Egypt’s first Optical Satellite Tracking Station (OSTS), established at NRIAG in March 2021, which observes satellites and space debris across all orbital regimes—from LEO to HEO.

<div class="elementor-element elementor-element-1629c8d elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-addon-modal-box" data-id="1629c8d" data-element_type="widget" data-settings="{"premium_modal_box_animation":"fadeInDown"}" data-widget_type="premium-addon-modal-box.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="premium-modal-box-container" data-settings="{"trigger":"image"}"> <div id="premium-modal-1629c8d" class="premium-modal-box-modal premium-in" role="dialog"> <div class="premium-modal-box-modal-dialog animated fadeInDown animated-fast" data-delay-animation="" data-modal-animation="fadeInDown animated-fast"> <div class="premium-modal-box-modal-body"> Mishaal Ashemimry is an aerospace engineer, aerospace entrepreneur, commercial pilot, speaker, and influencer. She is the first female aerospace engineer in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC). Ashemimry is a consultant in her field and was a professor at the University of Miami Mechanical and Aerospace Department. Currently, Ashemimry is the Managing Director for the Center for Space Futures, a collaboration between the World Economic Forum (WEF) and the Saudi Space Agency (SSA), which is part of the WEF Centers for the 4th Industrial Revolution (C4IR) network. She is also an International Astronautical Federation Vice President for Diversity Initiatives. Previously, she was a special advisor to the CEO of the Saudi Space Agency with a strong focus on developing Saudi’s role in the global space market. Prior to joining the Saudi Space Agency, Ashemimry was a Space Nuclear Power and Propulsion Consultant for Northrop Grumman in the US. Moreover, she is living her passion everyday by educating and inspiring others through conferences, webinars, and her social media channels. While based in Miami, Florida, she founded MISHAAL Aerospace at age 26, to pursue her ultimate dream of building rockets. Her company’s objective was to design and build their own rockets to launch small satellites (500 kg) or less to Low Earth Orbit. Previously, she worked for Raytheon Missile Systems’ Aerodynamics Department and contributed to twenty-two different rocket programs. Her professional experience and areas of expertise include aerodynamics, wind tunnel testing, vehicle design, predictive simulation and analysis and rocket stage-separation analysis, with a strong focus on computational tool development. She earned a Master of Science Degree in Aerospace Engi¬neering from Florida Institute of Technology in Melbourne, Florida, and two Bachelor of Science Degrees in Aerospace Engineering and in Applied Mathematics, also from Florida Institute of Technology. Her academic focus included: experimental and analyti¬cal aerodynamics, rocket design and nuclear thermal propulsion. </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div>