Dawn Brooke Owens (July 11, 1980 – June 24, 2016[1]) was an American pilot and space policy expert.
[5] At X Prize Foundation Owens was appointed Director of Team Relations & Special Projects and ran an internship program for young professionals.
[7] As early as 2009, she used a Twitter account to keep people informed about commercial spaceflight and recruit a new generation of space fans.
[2] In 2017, Lori Garver (NASA, ALPA), Will Pomerantz (Virgin Galactic) and Cassie Lee (Vulcan Inc.) created a program to pay tribute to Owens.
The Brooke Owens Fellowship is volunteer-led and provides sponsored internships and mentoring for women undergraduate students interested in a career in aerospace.