Danica Vallone
Board Member
With a background spanning film production, fabrication, biotech, and aerospace, Danica Vallone stands at an uncommon intersection of technical and creative fields. Her career is one of unlikely alliances and unconventional accomplishments.
She currently serves as president and co-founder of "Making Space Agency” a firm providing design, engineering, and prototyping services for both aerospace and entertainment sectors. Aerospace clients include Vast Space, Sierra Space, Axiom, Paragon Space, and NASA. Film studio clients include Disney, Netflix, Warner Brothers, Max, Meta, Amazon, and Discovery.
Danica is proud to be in a position to lead or support numerous global initiatives and organizations including:
XPRIZE
Braintrust Member in the domains of Space Exploration and Education where globally leading experts gather to find innovative solutions to the world’s most intractable challenges.
Global Effects
Creative Director - Global Effects is the largest legacy provider of space-related sets, costumes, and props in the film industry, including the largest selection of rentable spacesuits and props in the world.
UCSD Design Lab
Designer in Residence for USCD Design Lab in the center for Health, specializing in Bionics and Human Resilience, where she designs and tests new technologies in extreme and remote environments.
National Space Society
International Committee member for NSS, a global nonprofit organization dedicated to the peaceful exploration, development, and settlement of space. NSS serves as a bridge between the scientific community, policymakers, and the public, fostering collaboration and advancing humanity’s shared vision for a sustainable and inclusive space future.
Haugton-Mars Project
Director of Development for the NASA-supported Haughton-Mars Project, the leading planetary analog field research project and expedition in the High Arctic on Devon Island.
WORLD.MINDS
Member of the invite-only WORLD.MINDS international community of leaders and experts with proven contributions in science, the arts, geopolitics, and business.
Danica will spend the remainder of her career advocating for the importance of humans in space; past, present, and future.