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Silver Spring, MD
Solving Problems. Helping People. Inspiring Possibilities.
Morgenstern Engineering LLC provides expert aerospace consulting services, specializing in mission systems engineering, chief engineer oversight, and guidance, navigation, and control (GNC) for space exploration and satellite missions.
Providing comprehensive technical leadership across the entire mission lifecycle, from initial spacecraft concept and architecture trades to integration, testing, launch, and on-orbit operations.
Expert engineering oversight for spacecraft attitude determination, propulsion systems, flight dynamics, orbit maneuver planning, and fine pointing verification.
Supporting aerospace organizations and commercial space partners with workforce development, senior technical mentoring, and specialized communication strategies.
2019 | NASA Goddard Space Flight Center | Space
Directed over 40 systems engineers and 400 engineering personnel for a flagship $2 billion robotic servicing and in-space manufacturing demonstration mission, managing development through assembly, integration, and flight operations.
2010 | NASA Goddard Space Flight Center | Space
Led guidance, navigation, and control systems engineering through build, test, launch, and commissioning for a landmark four-observatory constellation mission.
2008 | NASA Goddard Space Flight Center | Space
Spearheaded orbital maneuver strategy, mechanism jitter characterization, and system-wide verification to deliver sub-arcsecond science pointing capabilities.
Founder & Senior Systems Engineer
MS, BS
Wendy Morgenstern has over 35 years of experience at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), serving as a technical leader, systems engineer, and space systems subject matter expert. Her distinguished career includes serving as Lead Systems Engineering and Technical Authority for the OSAM-1 mission, Division Chief Engineer for the Instrument Systems and Technology Division, and GNC Systems Engineer for major space flight missions.
article | Hughes, D.W., et al. | 2024
View publicationtechnical_paper | Morgenstern, W.M., Bourkland, K.L., Hsu, O.C., Liu, K.C., Mason, P.A.C., O'Donnell, J.R., Russo, A.M., Starin, S.R., Vess, M.F. | 2011
View publicationAs the Lead Systems Engineer, Wendy is technically strong and incredibly practical. Her direct, no-nonsense communication paired with her good humor makes high-stress situations significantly easier to navigate.