David Cheuvront

About David Cheuvront

David Cheuvront is a pilot, mechanical engineer, and former NASA professional with 45 years of experience in aviation, space, and technology. He played a crucial role in NASA, leading projects such as space station maintainability concept development and as a lead engineer for ISS Test & Verification. As Technology Integration Manager for the JSC Advanced Development Office, he oversaw Next Generation Launch Technology and lunar lander development planning. He was also a Safety and Mission Assurance lead for the Orion Crew Vehicle, propellant depot, and other innovative technology initiatives. With expertise in lunar architecture and commercial/NASA Public Private Partnership initiatives, David contributed to the 2015 “Evolvable Lunar Architecture” study and conducted economic evaluations for lunar resource utilization. Inspired by his extensive engineering, business, and real estate background, he conceived the Earth-Space Conservation Development Center, bridging Earth conservation and space development through research, collaboration, and sustainable practices. David\'s diverse experience and leadership continue to shape the future of space development.

Experience

1. Advisor Consultant

   Independent Consultant

   Jan 2013 — Present · Houston, TX, US

   I provide advising and/or consulting services in business and technology in multiple areas of interest, including advanced concepts and architectures for aviation and space, commercial space exploration and development, robotics, safety, reliability, maintainability, and test.A particular interest is leveraging emerging commercial space capabilities for public benefit, as exemplified by my contribution of the \"Managing Integrated Risks\" section of the 2015 study,\"Economic Assessment and Systems Analysis of an Evolvable Lunar Architecture that Leverages Commercial Space Capabilities and Public-Private-Partnerships\" by Charles Miller, NexGen Space, LLC, et al.(https://space.nss.org/media/Evolvable-Lunar-Architecture.pdf). This study has resulted in the current NASA interest in utilizing commercial services for lunar payload delivery and eventually development of lunar resources such as ice for rocket propellant to enable re-use of space transportation elements.

Skills

• Lean Manufacturing
• Avionics
• Systems Engineering
• Engineering Management
• System Design
• Root Cause Analysis
• Aerospace Engineering
• Engineering
• Dod
• Aerospace
• System Safety
• Requirements Analysis
• Requirements Management
• Testing
• Systems Design
• Spacecraft
• Earned Value Management
• System Testing
• Configuration Management
• Flight Test
• Technical Writing
• Propulsion
• Space Systems
• Integration