Liberty Shockley is an independent consultant providing research services on satellites, ground operations, and space policy to small businesses, government teams, and those interested in learning more about the field. 

Liberty spent her early career as an engineer with experiences at NASA and then became an Officer in the U.S. Air Force, where she spent time developing alternative navigation techniques for air and spacecraft. She holds a Bachelor’s in Aerospace and a Master’s in Astronautical Engineering, where she was first exposed to space law. She worked with various early-stage projects, advising on international space law, strategic uses, and geopolitical perceptions. Later, as one of the first officers in the U.S. Space Force, she worked on the launch, operation, and demise of experimental satellites. She served as the lead for a Mobile RF Range, commanding a team of 15 soldiers with 6 rapid-deployable antennas. She helped found the New Mexico Chapter, Society of Flight Test Engineers, and has been a member of the European Centre for Space Law. Liberty is a specialist for South Asian language and cultural studies, and has been developing her space law and policy expertise for the past 4 years, which she is excited to continue full-time. Her work has included many research publications, conference proceedings, class offerings, and consulting. 

Liberty believes that we must work diligently toward a solution for peaceful and fair governance in space, learning from our often-excluded partners and non-Western perspectives. She believes through her work at Shock Space, she can serve the community by bridging the “language barrier” between lawyers and engineers as we move toward a new world in space.