SMART underlies and is foundational to all of the advances and technologies necessary for humanity’s exploration and expansion throughout the solar system.”

Daniel Levack

Program Manager

Daniel Levack is a Program Manager and Principal Investigator of Advanced Concepts and Technology. He has over 50 years of experience at Aerojet Rocketdyne in mission analysis, system analysis, and optimization of rocket engines, missile systems, and weapon systems. Primarily, he is responsible for mission design, engine conceptual design, engine optimization, and top-down requirements definition and allocation. He has been responsible for conceptual designs of advanced engines, such as very high thrust/weight approaches, Nuclear Thermal Propulsion (NTP) engines, and pulsed detonation wave rocket engines.