Scott C. Asbury

M.S., 1998, ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT, THE GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY
B.S., 1990, AEROSPACE ENGINEERING, VIRGINIA TECH
GRADUATE, 2000, FLIGHT SAFETY ACADEMY, VERO BEACH, FL

Mr. Scott Asbury is a veteran aerospace leader with over 33 years of experience in the industry. Scott has built a storied career leading aircraft research and technology development projects at NASA, and major development programs for payloads, satellites and “system of systems” missions at Ball Aerospace and Sierra Space.

Most recently, Scott was a Senior Director of Programs at Sierra Space in Broomfield, Colorado, where he guided program execution and operations in the Space Destinations sector. He served on the leadership team developing commercial space station architectures intended for sustained commercial in-orbit habitation in partnership with NASA’s Commercial Low-Earth Orbit Destinations program office at Johnson Space Center. 

Prior to Sierra Space, Scott worked at Ball Aerospace for 21 years in various leadership positions, including director of programs and program manager for numerous NASA programs including the Ares launch vehicle avionics, JPSS-1 polar-orbiting weather satellite, the SAGE-III payload on the International Space Station, various earth-observing satellite payloads and U.S. Government national security missions.

For the first 11 years of his career, Scott was an aerospace engineer at NASA’s Langley Research Center. In that role, he led research and technology development projects that advanced state-of-the art in high-performance aircraft aerodynamics and propulsion. He transitioned to leading research projects studying human factors and human effectiveness in aircraft operations. While at NASA, he trained as a commercial pilot at Flight Safety International and gained practical aviation operations experience by flying on scheduled routes with United Airlines.

Scott holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Aerospace Engineering from Virginia Tech and a Master of Science in Engineering Management from The George Washington University. He attended the Penn State University executive leadership program and has held his Project Management Professional certification for over 20 years. He has received numerous NASA individual and group achievement awards and was Ball Aerospace’s program manager of the year in 2008. Scott is a commercial, multi-engine, instrument rated pilot.

Scott grew up in Elizabethton, Tennessee and Radford, Virginia in a family of Hokies. He is a lifelong Hokie sports fan.  Scott lives in Niwot, Colorado, with his wife Jennifer, daughter Audrey, a student at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and their two English Setters. Scott joined the Virginia Tech Aerospace and Ocean Engineering Advisory Board in 2023, actively guest lectures at Virginia Tech and recruits Hokies whenever he gets the chance. Scott is an avid fly fisherman, hiker, cyclist, cross-country skier and golfer.