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Built by aerospace engineers who have delivered mission-critical systems for NASA, commercial space companies, and defense contractors.
Our Founders
Nanette Beery
Co-Founder
With a career encompassing over two decades of executive-level experience delivering mission-critical software systems across aerospace, defense, commercial space, and enterprise technology, she leads the NextGen Space Systems business opportuinites and engineering teams. Before joining NexGen Space Systems, Nanette served as an engineer on NASA's Commercial Low Earth Orbit Development Program, leading government insight/oversight for commercial partners using the assistance of Artificial Intelligence. Prior to that, she led avionics and flight software development at Axiom Space and performed integration testing of the ICPS rocket for the Artemis I and II missions. She has received multiple merit and excellence awards for technical leadership and execution, driven enterprise-level process improvements and played a direct role in hiring and scaling high-performing engineering teams. Her combined strengths in safety-critical engineering and governance, Artificial Intelligence, and leadership position her to lead organizations navigating the intersection of advanced automation, regulation, and mission assurance. Nanette holds a bachelor's degree in science education from Texas A&M University, a degree in computer science from The University of Texas at Austin, and a Post-Graduate Certification in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning from UT Austin's McCombs School of Business.
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Mohammad A. Edaibat
Co-Founder
Mohammad A. Edaibat is a Co-Founder of NextGen Space Systems, where he leads the company's execution, product delivery, and operational strategy with a focus on building AI-assisted Guidance, Navigation, and Control (GN&C) capabilities that reduce design cycle time, improve rigor, and scale mission-ready engineering practices. Working alongside the rest of the founding team, Mohammad drives the development of AI-enabled GN&C agents and workflows that embed flight-proven methods, requirements discipline, and analysis automation directly into the spacecraft design process—enabling faster iteration with fewer errors and less rework. His work spans the design of modular GN&C agent capabilities across navigation, guidance, and control, and the integration of these tools into a unified engineering experience that supports concept-to-mission analyses and repeatable verification. Mohammad is a Principal GN&C Engineer at NASA Johnson Space Center in the Autonomous Flight Systems Branch, and is currently part of the Orion GN&C team supporting Artemis III. Prior to joining the Orion GN&C team, he supported Gateway GN&C and rendezvous/proximity operations, and provided operational support to the ISS Mission Evaluation Room, including visiting-vehicle GN&C analysis. His background spans human spaceflight GN&C development and mission operations, combining high-fidelity analysis with operational decision support across complex, safety-critical flight programs. Mohammad holds a Master of Science in Space Systems Engineering from Johns Hopkins University.
Peter Beery, PhD
Co-Founder
Peter is a technology executive, entrepreneur, and inventor whose work spans artificial intelligence, enterprise systems, and applied innovation. He is co-founder of NextGen Space Systems LLC, where he serves as Chief Science Advisor leading the development of AI agents designed to improve compliance, documentation, and engineering workflows. He also serves as Vice President of Technology at a healthcare services company, where he oversees enterprise IT operations and leads a senior team of software engineers and technical professionals.
In addition, Peter is the creator of SpaceSpeak, a platform that allows the public to send personalized radio messages into space. Earlier in his career, he served as a professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at the University of Notre Dame, contributing to advanced computing education, research, and student mentorship.
Peter holds multiple issued patents and is recognized for combining rigorous systems thinking with practical, hands-on leadership. Throughout his career, he has focused on turning complex technical challenges into scalable, dependable solutions.
He holds a Ph.D. in particle physics from the University of Notre Dame and a Post-Graduate Certificate in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning from the McCombs School of Business at The University of Texas at Austin.