Regina Peldszus is Senior Policy Officer with the German space agency, DLR Space Administration, where she works on the implementation of European capabilities in space situational awareness and handles studies on emerging issues at the intersection of space security, operations, and infrastructure. Until 2015, Regina was an Internal Research Fellow with the European Space Agency (ESA), European Space Operations Centre, Studies and Special Projects Division, addressing the resilience of mission control. Prior to this, she contributed to various future systems and safety projects, including at ESA’s Astronaut Training Division, Special Skills and Exploration Unit. Regina holds a PhD from Kingston University, London, on human systems integration and extreme environment analogues for exploration mission scenarios. Her interests focus on resilience, foresight and governance of complex systems in dual use and high-reliability areas, including the space, polar and nuclear domains.