The AV engineer who put Alexa in NASA’s Orion spacecraft

An engineer who has worked with some of the most famous AV companies on Earth has helped to put Alexa into NASA’s Orion spacecraft. Konstantinos Sinanas worked with Harman, Meyer Sound, Crestron and major tech companies after moving from his native Greece to the US. Sinanas has since served as acoustic design lead in the Alexa integration project, as part of the Artemis I – Calisto space programme.

This project, which brought together Amazon, Lockheed Martin and NASA, enabled spacecraft crews to give voice commands to Alexa which are executed by the spacecraft's systems. “Many people tell me this project is an experience I’ll be able to share for the rest of my life. Science fiction became reality,” he said in an interview that appeared in the Proto Thema newpaper .



"The project began during the pandemic, and there had been several failed attempts by other colleagues and teams before I took over. "The pressure was immense—there was no room for failure, as it would affect not only me but also the future of Alexa, Amazon, Jeff Bezos personally, Lockheed, NASA, and the reputation of the United States in general.” After moving from Greece, Sinanas has spent 15 years at leading tech companies in the US.

He has lived in Edgewater, New Jersey, while working with Crestron: in Los Angeles with Harman; and in Berkeley, California with Meyer Sound. Sinanas told the Greek press his goal is eventually to return permanently to Greece and offer the country everything he has learned abroad..