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Artemis Program

Exoplanet Exhibit

Dayna Ise, Director of the Mars Campaign Office and native of Joliet presents on the Artemis Program, sending the first woman and person of color to the moon, and continued exploration of Mars.

This presentation will be on the Artemis Program and how it will send the first woman and person of color to the surface of the moon while building capability for sustained human lunar presence as well as the exploration of Mars. 

Dayna Ise is director of the Mars Campaign Office.

Named to the position in October 2023, she manages a portfolio responsible for the formulation and demonstration of advanced exploration systems to enable human missions to Mars, using a combination of unique in-house activities, public-private partnerships, and international partnerships. MCO is focused on infusing new technologies into current and future major flight programs:  International Space Station (ISS), Human Landing System (HLS), Extravehicular Activity and Human Surface Mobility Program (EHP), Gateway, Orion, the Lunar Surface Habitat (LSH), and the Mars Transit Habitat (TH) which will be tested at Gateway in cislunar space before it begins its journey to Mars.

Prior to her current role, she was the deputy manager of the Science and Technology Office at Marshall Space Flight Center.  In this capacity, she assisted in leading the organization responsible for projects and programs in support of the Science Mission Directorate and Space Technology Mission Directorate.

Ise was previously project manager for Space Nuclear Propulsion at Marshall Space Flight Center.  Prior to that role, she was division chief in the Systems Development, Integration, and Test Division; Program Executive for Technology Demonstration Missions at NASA Headquarters; and deputy launch vehicle manager for the Commercial Crew Program.  She graduated from Joliet West High School, the University of Alabama in Huntsville and has worked at NASA for 24 years.

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