Mr Badri Younes
Deputy Associate Administrator for Space Communications and Navigation
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Badri A. Younes is the Deputy Associate Administrator for Space Communications and Navigation (SCaN). He is responsible for NASA’s space communications and navigation infrastructure and services and data standards and spectrum. Mr Younes manages the SCAN Program at NASA Headquarters and oversees all NASA telecommunications and navigation projects and networks, including NASA’s Space Network (SN), Near-earth Network (NEN), and Deep Space Network (DSN). Mr Younes is also responsible for the development of enabling technology and capabilities critical to meeting the Agency’s vision for an integrated SCaN architecture aligned with NASA’s future space exploration needs.
Before returning to NASA in 2007, Mr Younes was the DoD Director for Spectrum Management with responsibility for spectrum policy and strategic planning and implementation for the Department of Defense. Under his leadership, the Department has successfully negotiated major win-win agreements with the FCC, NTIA, and US private sector. Mr Younes’ experience spans over twenty-eight years of leadership in microwave and RF systems engineering and technology. His interpersonal skills and rich linguistic ability have been instrumental in furthering US objectives both nationally and abroad. He has over ten years of involvement in various forums of the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) and has provided direct support to US ambassadors to three World Radio Conferences (WRCs). Before joining the Department of Defense, Mr Younes successfully managed the RF systems engineering and spectrum management for NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) Space and Ground Networks.
Mr Younes is a recipient of the 2005 Meritorious Presidential Rank Award. He is a member of Tau Beta Pi engineering honour society. He holds a Masters in Electronics Engineering from Catholic University of America and had completed all his PhD requirements except for the dissertation.