Cody Paige

Cody’s research has extended to materials development for advanced spacesuits, and space architecture concepts for both short-term and permanent habitation on the Moon. She also works on mission planning and operations, and is more broadly enabling a pipeline to prototype, test and fly space-related research for a regular cadence of space missions. Her work encourages interdisciplinary projects that combine science, engineering, art, and design, all focusing on developing the artifacts for life in space.

Cody completed her Ph.D. in Aeronautics and Astronautics at MIT. Her research focused on enabling a permanent human presence on the Moon through the development of wearable radiation shielding material and a virtual reality platform for geological surface exploration of the Moon and Mars. During her Ph.D., in collaboration with NASA Ames, she prepared a commercial off the shelf RGB and depth camera as a Lunar payload for the MIT Space Exploration Initiative To the Moon to Stay Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) mission in collaboration with NASA Ames and Lunar Outpost, which landed on the Lunar surface in March of 2025. Cody leads field expeditions in extreme environments to test operations and mission readiness, and enables research on parabolic flights to assess technological readiness in Moon and Mars gravity. Cody also has a background in geology, specifically quaternary geochronology, and completed her Master of Applied Science at the University of Toronto in Aerospace Engineering and her Bachelor of Applied Science from Queen’s University in Engineering Physics. She is passionate about student outreach, in particular encouraging girls, and young women in STEAMD (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, Math and Design). 

Cody is a Fulbright scholar, as well as a National Geographic Explorer. She is also a pilot, a scuba diver, an avid hiker, and rock climber.