Jessica Whytehorn

Jessica Whytehorn is the Human Resources Manager at Redwire Space, Luxembourg, leading a team of highly specialized robotics engineers of over 19 different nationalities. For her, success is not just about knowledge – it is about teamwork, resilience, adaptability and never giving up. These qualities, the same ones that make a great astronaut, have helped to shape her career in HR leadership and advocacy.

At Redwire Space, she has helped the engineering teams to drive space innovation, by leading HR transformations that fuel milestone achievements. Just like astronauts working under pressure, Jessica has navigated complex employment relation challenges, guided leaders through crises and fostered diverse high performing teams.

To all future astronauts and aerospace pioneers- keep dreaming big, embrace challenges, and know that the sky is not the limit- it is just the beginning!