Russell Ralston is a space leader in government and industry and serves as vice president of EVA Program Management for Axiom Space, a commercial space company founded to build the world’s first commercial space station, Axiom Station.

Axiom Space was awarded a NASA contract to build the next-generation spacesuits and supporting systems for NASA’s Artemis lunar missions and Axiom Station. At Axiom Space, Ralston leads the development of the next-generation spacesuits.

Previously, Ralston led the Environmental Control and Life Support Systems team at Axiom Space. His experience also includes working at NASA Johnson Space Center as the portable life support sub-system hardware manager and xEMU component manager. During his time at NASA, he also served as a test subject and representative to the Astronaut Office.

Ralston holds a Master of Science in aerospace engineering and a Bachelor of Science in mechanical engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta, Georgia. Additionally, he earned a professional certificate in Architecture and Systems Engineering from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Cambridge, Massachusetts.