Patrick Troutman

B.S., Aerospace and Ocean Engineering, Virginia Tech 1984

Patrick A. Troutman just recently retired from the NASA Langley Research Center as the Senior Technologist for systems analysis.  He advised a NASA-wide team to integrate exploration mission systems analyses to support agency level strategic decision processes for 21st century human exploration at the Moon and Mars. In support of the NASA Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorate (ESDMD) Moon to Mars Strategy & Architecture Office, he advised the campaign integration function with respect to the human Mars & lunar architecture activity, and supported integrated assessments across objectives, level 1 requirements, performance, cost, risk and technology needs. He has led the integration of most every NASA human space exploration architecture for the Moon and Mars for the first part of this century.

In the past 40 years he has worked for NASA designing and assessing the International Space Station, leading systems analysis related to future space scenarios including managing the NASA Revolutionary Aerospace Systems Concepts (RASC) program, helping to define the Vision for Space Exploration, leading the integration for the Constellation Program lunar surface architecture, and leading human space exploration mission design for the NASA Human Spaceflight Architecture Team and the Evolvable Mars Campaign.  He was one of the principal architects of NASA’s current Moon-to-Mars architecture, and has frequently supported the NASA administrator’s office and mission directorate senior leadership in strategy development and rapid assessments to address stake holder questions. 

Mr. Troutman graduated in 1984 from Virginia Tech with a BS in Aerospace & Ocean Engineering along with a minor in Computer Science.  In his spare time, he works with his wife Jean in rescuing orphaned animals, riding bikes, working on various home remodeling projects and spending time with his two daughters, Robyn & Leanne.