Former NASA Chief of Staff, National Security and Civil Space Expert Janet Karika Joins All Points Advisory Board

Karika's guidance will be a vital asset to the All Points Space Prep initiative

Karika will work closely with All Points’ leadership team to help shape and advance the company’s growth strategy and customer relationships while advising on the launch of Space Prep.

MERRITT ISLAND • FLORIDA’S SPACE COAST – All Points announced on Wednesday that former NASA Chief of Staff Janet Karika has joined their Advisory Board.

For 27 years, Merritt Island, Florida-based All Points has been a leading solutions provider to a diverse array of government and commercial customers, now with operations in 26 states across the USA.

All Points offers development and systems integration in mission critical domains, such as space, defense, and cyber.

In 2021, All Points developed Space Prep to focus exclusively on space launch infrastructure-as-a-service. All Point’s dedicated and diverse team has award-winning expertise in payload processing, integrated logistics, modeling and simulation, and other technical specialties.

The new multi-user facility is coming to the Kennedy Space Center region and is targeted to open by December 2026. Facilities will include an integrated package of Spacecraft Processing Centers and Spaceport Logistics/Centers.

National Security and Civil Space Expert

A national security and civil space expert, Karika will work closely with All Points’ leadership team to help shape and advance the company’s growth strategy and customer relationships while advising on the launch of Space Prep, All Points’ burgeoning launch support service program. 

As NASA’s Chief of Staff, Karika provided oversight for the agency, orchestrating activities for NASA’s ten centers and their facilities across the U.S. and was responsible for coordinating the management and execution of missions, programs, initiatives, and policies in critical areas of concern.

In addition to ensuring the $25 billion agency’s strategic goals and objectives were achieved, Karika was directly involved in NASA’s initiatives, including the renewed push to return U.S. astronauts to the Moon, the creation of the Artemis Accords, and the re-establishment of the National Space Council. 

“Janet’s extensive knowledge of the civil space industry and, specifically, launch services will propel All Points and help shape Space Prep to better serve NASA, the U.S. Space Force, and the international civil space community,” said Phil Monkress, All Points CEO.

“We are excited to have her on our team; her guidance will be invaluable.” 

Karika, who holds a B.S. and M.S. in Mechanical Engineering with an emphasis in ultra-high temperature composites used in space systems, has supported national security and civil space missions throughout her career in the U.S. Air Force and at NASA, making her guidance a vital asset to All Points Space Prep initiative.

With her extensive knowledge of space transportation, she supported numerous NASA Launch Services organizations, and as the Director for Launch Programs for the Air Force Executive Office for Space, Karika oversaw the transition from the Titan II, Delta II, and Titan IV heritage launch programs to the National Security Space Launch Program’s Atlas V and Delta IV programs. 

All Points will expand the Space Prep development team in 2024 as facility designs are completed and construction begins by the end of the year.

For more information, visit AllPointsLLC.com or SpacePrep.com.

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