Pam Underwood
Director, Office of Spaceports
Federal Aviation Administration
Pam Underwood is the Director of the Office of Spaceports in the FAA Office of Commercial Space Transportation. Her office is responsible for strengthening the Nation’s competitiveness in commercial space transportation infrastructure and increasing their resilience for the Federal Government and commercial customers. Her office develops policies that promote infrastructure improvements at spaceports, supports licensing activities for operation of launch and re-entry sites, and provides technical assistance and guidance to spaceports. She is also responsible for managing international engagement for the FAA Office of Commercial Space Transportation, and for promoting United States spaceports within the Department of Transportation.