April 21, 2017, 7:30 p.m.

Stephanie Bednarek is an account manager on the commercial business development team at SpaceX. She primarily interfaces with customers in North America, South America and Europe. In addition to her sales role, Stephanie manages SpaceX’s government affairs in Florida. Prior to her current position, she was the Government Affairs Manager where she managed executive branch, legislative, state and federal agency affairs related to SpaceX’s civil space activities including strategy, policy development, and research.

Stephanie received a B.S. degree in aerospace engineering from the University of Virginia and an M.A. in science and technology policy from George Washington University. She also studied at the International Space University.

SpaceX designs, manufactures and launches advanced rockets and spacecraft. The company was founded in 2002 to revolutionize space technology, with the ultimate goal of enabling people to live on other planets.

Presentation Time: 60 minutes; Target Audience: Older children and adults.

Our capacity is 58 seats. We set aside 20 seats to accommodate those who arrive without a reservation, so if the show is sold out you can still try to attend by arriving close to 7 p.m. However, although we will do whatever we can to seat all comers, there is no guarantee of admission without a reservation.