Jason Crusan is Chief Executive Officer of AROSE (Australian Remote Operations for Space and Earth), the Australian not-for-profit consortium accelerating remote operations capability across space, resources, defence and energy. He brings over 25 years of global leadership across the energy and space sectors. Previously Vice President of Technology and New Energy at Woodside Energy, Jason led technology deployment spanning oil and gas, hydrogen and carbon capture and utilisation. At NASA, he held senior executive roles including Director of Advanced Exploration Systems and Chief Technologist for Space Operations, shaping strategy for the Lunar Gateway and the Artemis human lunar return architecture.

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