Commercial Space Flight Partner

Jaime Mateus, PhD

As SpaceX’s Manger of Space Medicine, Jaime oversees all the medical and health aspects of human spaceflight operations. Jaime and his team of physicians, researchers, and engineers strive to integrate the latest research, medical data, and operational experience to keep humans safe in space and prepare for long-duration spaceflight. Jaime’s responsibilities include providing medical evaluations, training, and support during launch and recovery operations for human spaceflight missions; development of medical systems for Dragon and Starship; management of SpaceX’s research program; and operation of clinics supporting SpaceX activities at Starbase and Cape Canaveral.

Jaime started at SpaceX as a Senior Medical Research Engineer in 2021, where he developed the company’s commercial astronaut spaceflight research program. From collaborating with investigators on research design to certification of flight hardware, he strove to integrate cutting edge technology into human spaceflight research and executed the first set of studies on the Inspiration4 mission. Under his leadership, the team has played an integral part in medical oversight of eight human spaceflight missions, and they have further designed a research program focused on solving the biggest health challenges associated with sending humans to Mars.

Prior to SpaceX, Jaime’s background includes being the founder and CEO of a deep-tech startup, working in bio-tech venture capital firm, and being an advisor to early-stage start-ups. Jaime received a Master of Engineering in Aeronautical Engineering from the Imperial College London. Afterwards, Jaime continued his studies at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), where he received a Master of Science in Aeronautics and Astronautics and his PhD in Aerospace Biomedical Engineering.

Dana Levin, MD, MPH

Dr. Levin is board certified in Aerospace and Emergency Medicine. He has worked as the Systems Engineering and Integration Physician for Nasa’s Human Research Program Exploration Medical Capability Element, as a Flight Surgeon for NASA’s Commercial Crew Program, and currently for KBR under the Human Health and Performance Contract with UTMB on risk assessment and medical systems development for NASA’s Earth Independent Medical Operations.

Currently, Dr. Levin is the flight surgeon for VAST Space, a company aiming to develop commercial space stations