C. D. Adam

Coralie D. Adam is the Lead Optical Navigation Engineer at KinetX Aerospace, Space Navigation and Flight Dynamics Practice, where she has worked since 2011. She holds a B.S. in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Illinois, and an M.S. in Aerospace Engineering Sciences from the University of Colorado. Coralie first started studying and imaging asteroids at age 16, and has since been involved in many small body exploration missions including OSIRIS-REx, New Horizons, ROSETTA, Stardust-NExT, EPOXI, and the upcoming Lucy mission. In 2018, she was honored with a NASA Early Career Achievement medal for her contributions to the Optical Navigation (OpNav) field. In addition to leading the OSIRISREx OpNav team through a successful two years of proximity operations, Coralie had an active role in preparations for the “TAG” sample collection as the OSIRIS-REx TAG Navigation Manager. Next, Coralie will lead the navigation team during Lucy's 12 year mission exploring 7 Jupiter Trojan asteroids as Lucy's Deputy Navigation Team Chief.