Derrick Henry
Tahllee Baynard has been appointed vice president of Ignite, a unit within Lockheed Martin Space tasked to rapidly deliver space-related technologies.
In a LinkedIn post on Thursday, Baynard said he will lead the organization in driving transformative projects that will shape the space industry’s future.
Before his promotion, the new VP served as a program leader at Lockheed Martin and was responsible for delivering integrated systems, portfolio management, technology insertion and risk management.
He first joined the aerospace company in January 2007 as a research scientist and moved up to become a research science manager and program director.
Earlier in his career, Baynard worked as a research scientist for five years at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, where he took part in developing custom instruments to study aerosols, climate change and air quality.
Baynard earned a doctorate degree in physical chemistry from the University of Chicago, a master’s degree in engineering management from the University of Colorado Boulder and bachelor’s degrees in chemistry and history from Cornell College.
Lockheed established Ignite in March 2023 to introduce innovations and provide government customers with on-orbit capabilities.
