Mike Canga

Mike Canga retired from NASA in 2021 after a 35-year career with the Agency. Most recently Mike was head of the Program Science Management Office for NASA’s Human Research Program coordinating strategic planning supporting HRPs mission to develop methods to protect the health and performance of astronauts in space. Mike led the Exploration Medical Capabilities Element with HRP Learning how to apply systems engineering principles and probabilistic modeling for requirements definition and design for long duration exploration medical systems. Mike was the Risk Manager for the Space Shuttle Program responsible for ensuring risk informed decision making was applied in the program. Risk assessments were used both for both operational and programmatic operation decisions. Mike received his BS in Chemical Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, NY.