Lina Rivero Cashin ’88
- 2019 Aerospace Woman of the Year and leader in safe spaceflight and exploration
Colonel Lina Rivero Cashin ’88 is a senior project engineer for The Aerospace Corporation. A STEM major at Mount Holyoke College, Cashin credits her dual degree in math and physics for helping her enter the space operations career field.
Cashin, a 28-year expert on space operations and policy, provides technical analysis on the operation and future acquisition of Global Positioning System (GPS) and communication satellites at Aerospace, which supports U.S. Strategic Command, the joint headquarters for the nation’s nuclear command and control, and space operations missions in Omaha, Nebraska.
Before joining Aerospace, Cashin served in the Air Force for 24 years as an award-winning leader in space and cyber operations, policy, and strategy. During those years, Cashin directed the nation’s space situational data sharing program, ensuring spaceflight safety and pioneering international transparency for improved spaceflight operations, which led to seven international agreements.
Class year: 1988
Major: mathematics, physics; Doctor of Humane Letters, 2024