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Thomas Heinsheimer
CEO, Colbaugh & Heinsheimer
Thomas Heinsheimer is the CEO of Colbaugh & Heinsheimer Consulting, Inc. A leader in the aerospace industry, he is also the former vice president and chief scientist of Steve Myers and Associates. He is also a balloonist of international renown who has made numerous flights using helium and hot-air balloons as research vehicles. He was involved in The Planetary Society's 1992 Mars Rover Tests in Death Valley.