Bill O’Hara

VP OF ENGINEERING

Bill O’Hara specializes in the design and development of deep space and planetary surface habitats with over 28 years of experience in the human spaceflight industry on programs such as shuttle, ISS, Orion and others. Across these programs Bill led astronaut training, mission control and advanced human spaceflight systems development teams. Before joining Aurelia Institute Bill led development and testing of inflatable habitats for Sierra Space and lunar surface habitats for Blue Origin.

Bill is a veteran human test subject and analog astronaut, having been a crewmember at five different analog habitats. When combined with his experience with construction and real-time operation of the ISS, he has one of the most diverse, practical human habitat backgrounds in the industry. He is actively involved in the space architecture and habitat development community as a member of numerous advisory boards and committees.

Bill holds a BS in Aerospace Engineering, an MS in Geophysics, and is completing his PhD at the University of North Dakota where he is developing a habitat architecture to enable humans to live on Titan, Saturn’s largest moon.

Bill is a father of four kids, and an avid hiker and backpacker in the Rocky Mountains near his home in Berthoud, Colorado.