Kevin Engelbert NASA , Lyndon B. Johnson Space CenterManager, In Space production applications (InSPA) Portfolio Biography Kevin Engelbert serves as the manager of NASA鈥檚 In Space Production Applications (InSPA) portfolio, responsible for the development and implementation of the agency strategy to enable sustainable and scalable commercial manufacturing in space for Earth. Through InSPA awards, NASA funds U.S. businesses and institutions seeking to develop and demonstrate the production of advanced materials and products, including biotechnology applications, on the International Space Station (ISS) National Lab that serve large markets on Earth. Engelbert played an instrumental role in the development and release of NASA鈥檚 2019 strategy for development of a commercial low-Earth orbit (LEO) economy and co-chairs a federal interagency working group focused on enabling the LEO space economy. He earned a bachelor's in aerospace engineering from Texas A&M University and a master's in finance from the University of Houston at Clear Lake.