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Jennifer Santos, Draper's Vice President & Chief Strategy Officer, will join UMass Lowell Chancellor Julie Chen and two senior biotech and defense executives as part of the UMass Lowell Women's Leadership Conference to be held June 12 at 8:30 am. #womensleadership #WLC
ALT Promotional image for the UMass Lowell Women's Leadership Conference.
Draper successfully tested its Assured Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (APNT) capabilities including an advanced airborne celestial navigation system (CNS). The airborne CNS is part of Draper’s APNT product portfolio. #PNT #celestialnavigation
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ALT Photo of Draper's airborne CNS system mounted to the flight test aircraft with a fairing.
Draper will be leading eight sessions at this week's Joint Navigation Conference. Rebecca Russell will also present a technical paper, Machine Learning Uncertainty Modeling for Robust Vision-Based Navigation at All Altitudes, on June 3 (Session F6). ion.org/jnc/index.cfm
ALT A listing of JNC25 sessions chaired by Draper employees.
Major Eric Sher (USAF Reserve), Program Manager, Air Force Strategic Systems, was awarded the Defense Meritorious Service Medal (DMSM) for his significant contributions to National Defense as a USAF Reserve Officer from 2021-2024. Congratulations Eric!
ALT Photo of Paul Hendrickson and Eric Sher.
Draper recently hosted the the 2025 Honors & Awards event for the New England chapter of The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA). The keynote speaker was AIAA President and MIT Professor Daniel E. Hastings. #AIAA #Aeronautics #Astronautics
ALT Photo of Dan Hastings speaking at AIAA New England Honors & Awards Event for 2025
The Joint Navigation Conference is the largest U.S. military Positioning, Navigation and Timing (PNT) conference of the year. Draper will chair 8 sessions at this year's JNC. Rebecca Russell will also present a technical paper on June 3 (Session F6). ion.org/jnc/index.cfm
ALT A list of sessions chaired by Draper at JNC25.
Today we honor the brave men and women who gave their lives in service to our country. Their sacrifice is the foundation of the freedoms we hold dear and reminds us of the true cost of liberty. We are forever grateful for their unwavering commitment to our nation. #MemorialDay
ALT We honor the men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice in service of our country.
Meet Dexter Hicks, a U.S. Army veteran and current team member in Draper’s Supplier Management group. With 21 years of service and multiple overseas deployments, Dexter now brings the same integrity and leadership to Draper through the SkillBridge program. #Veterans #SkillBridge
ALT Profile of Draper's Dexter Hicks
Draper's Kevin R. Duda, Ph.D., joins the National Academies' Panel on Human and Biological Science in support of the committee prioritizing key non-polar destinations on the moon for human exploration. #nationalacademies #lunarexploration tinyurl.com/2rxfyt5j
Draper welcomed 240 children for Bring Your Kid to Work Day across our Draper campuses in Cambridge, Reston, Huntsville, Clearfield, Utah, Florida’s Blue Heron site, and the Advanced Package Facility. It was a day packed with hands-on learning, laughter, and connection.
ALT Group photo of kids at work.