About US
A team that's designed spacecraft for human rated missions
Karan Kunjur
Co-Founder, ceo
Text IQ, BCG
Neel Kunjur
Co-Founder, CTO
Kittyhawk, SpaceX
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Jesse Klekamp
Head of Talent
SpaceX, Laserfiche
Stefano Gulli
Head of Thermal
Project Kuiper, Blue Origin, European Space Agency
Rafael Martinez
Head of Propulsion
Apollo Fusion, SpaceX, Aerojet Rocketdyne
Drew Miller
Head of Structures & Mechanisms
Maxar, Kittyhawk, SpaceX
Erika Feldhausen
Chief of Staff
BCG, VF Corp, Homeward
Matt Croce
head of defense
Kittyhawk, USSOCOM, US Marine Corps
Ashrith Balakumar
Head of Product Engineering
SpaceX
Pieter Kranenburg
Head of National Security Programs
SpaceX, Northrop Grumman, Boeing
Jesse Saunders
Head of Finance & Accounting
Ghost Security, Terran Orbital, Tyvak
Jason Willoughby
Head of Vehicle Operations
SpaceX, Parker Aerospace
Brian Ray
Head of Legal
Epirus, Astranis, Maxar
Michael Saqr
Head of Software
SpaceX
Dennis Jones
Head of Facilities
SpinLaunch, Virgin Orbit, SpaceX
Han Lin
Head of RF Systems
Epirus, SpaceX, The Aerospace Corporation
Derek Stephens
Head of Supply Chain
The Boring Company, SpaceX
Akshay Finney
Manager - IT, Security, & Compliance
Zoom, Text IQ, Collective Health
Rosie Ball
Talent Acquisition
Text IQ
Elmer Bonilla
Production Manager
Anduril, SpaceX, Triumph Group
Mary Bunting Graff
Manager, Corporate Operations
VAST, Virgin Orbit, SpaceX
Nicholas Rahaim
Manager, GNC
Momentus, Lockheed Martin
Evan Grimm
Manager, Avionics Systems
Eaton, SpaceX
Robin Sargent
Manager, Commercial Program Management
Astra, Kratos, SpaceX
Leon Wells
Manager, National Security Program Management
GEOST
Oliver Graff
Manager, Software Engineering
SpaceX
Morgan Locandro
Manager, Mechanical Sub-Systems
NASA JPL
Brandon Heidt
Principal Integration & Test Engineer
SpaceX
Abdiel Moreno
Senior Thermal Design Engineer
The Aerospace Corporation, Masten Space Systems, Blue Canyon
Soohyun Yoo
Principal Electrical Engineer
Anduril, SpaceX
Matt Ales
Senior Mechanical Engineer
SpaceX, Kratos
Andrew Fann
Senior Loads & Dynamics Engineer
SpaceX
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Brady Lee
Senior Software Engineer
Microsoft, SpaceX, Raytheon
Jasmine Hornbeck
Satellite Mechanical Engineer
NASA JPL
Josh Burkart
Principal Software Engineer
Parallel Systems, SpaceX, Google
Daniel Sohn
Principal Electrical Engineer
Planet Labs, Ouster, Amazon Lab126
Matt Epperson
Senior Software Engineer
Joby Aviation, Kittyhawk, Planck Aerosystems
Shawn Huang
Satellite Mechanical Engineer
SpaceX, Astra
Kyle McCracken
Senior Satellite Mechanical Engineer
Tesla, Kittyhawk, SpaceX
Radina Yanakieva
Vehicle Operations Engineer
SpaceX, NASA JPL
Andrew Bocklund
Senior Satellite Mechanical Engineer
Collaborative Robotics, Amazon Robotics AI, Honeybee Robotics
Samuel Kim
Senior Electrical Engineer
SpaceX, Tesla
Max Kolhof
GNC Engineer
VAST, Launcher
Randy Smith
Engineering Technician
Anduril, SpaceX
Sarvesh Fotedar
Satellite Mechanical Engineer
Intuitive Machines, American Battery Solutions
Amir Bigdeli
Senior Electrical Engineer
Project Kuiper, Tesla
Monica Truong
Recruiting Coordinator
VAST, META
John Contovasilis
Senior Electrical Engineer
Phase Four, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
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Paul DeTrempe
Senior GNC Engineer
Draper, The Johns Hopkins University APL
Aditya Sudhakar
Vehicle Engineer
Parallel Systems, SpaceX, Tesla
Nao Makino
Electrical Engineering Specialist
Anduril, Motivo Engineering, Maxar
Jared Kizer
Electrical Test Engineer
Parallel Systems, Universal Hydrogen, Rocket Lab
Nathan Raymond
IT Systems Administrator
Methuen Public Schools, Stenhouse Consulting, Rockstar Games
Neelam Runton
RF Avionics Engineer
Epirus, MACOM
Chris Inghilterra
Electrical Engineering Supply Chain Lead
Epirus, Aerojet Rocketdyne
Javier Reyes
Mechanical Engineering Supply Chain Lead
Terran Orbital, SpinLaunch
Meera Unadkat
Senior Satellite Manufacturing Engineer
Hector Delgado Marquez
Satellite Mechanical Engineer
SpaceX
Holger Kibur
Software Engineer
Redline Detection, AB Controls
Joshua Elmer
Development Test Engineer
Virgin Galactic , NASA JPL
Daniel Seryani
Satellite Manufacturing Engineer
SpaceX, Alpha Aerospace
Geoffrey MacEllven
Engineering Technician
Virgin Orbit, SpaceX
Michael Chavez
Electrical Engineering Technician
SpaceX
Anibal Ramirez
CNC Machinist
SpaceX, Freeform, SpinLaunch
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Max Heller
Software Engineer
MIT Lincoln Library, AWS
Zachary Robertson
Propulsion Test Automation Engineer
CEPPE Lab
Paige DeRuyter
Executive Assistant
Secure Transportation, Virgin Orbit
Adrian Aguilar
Environmental Test Technician
Millennium Space Systems, SpaceX
August Soderberg
Software Engineer
Parallel Systems
Ian McIntyre
Senior Software Engineer
Argo AI, Facebook
Elias Velazquez
IT Support Analyst
SpinLaunch
Guillermo Pinto
Facilities Electrical Technician
SpinLaunch, Marvin Group
Celso Espinoza
Mechanical Engineering Specialist
SpaceX
Adit Sachde
Software Engineer
Parallel Systems
Kyle Krueger
Senior Satellite Manufacturing Engineer
Shoreline Bespoke Vehicles, Frontier Aerospace, Virgin Orbit
Cole Blaney
Avionics Systems Engineer
SpaceX
Dave Albert
Senior Software Engineer
Recurse Center
Valerie Gomez
Day Porter
SpinLaunch, Pegasus
Joshua Friedman
Satellite Mechanical Engineer
Rocket Lab, Planetary Systems Corp
Jim Wheelwright
Senior Propulsion Test Engineer
Astra, Deep Space Industries
Ceasar Enciso
Facilities Technician
Glendale Unified School District
Winson Huang
Avionics Test Engineer
SpaceX, NASA
our board of advisors
Lori Garver
Advisor
Former Deputy Administrator of NASA, former Board Member Maxar Technologies, Operating Advisor Bessemer Venture Partners
Abhi Tripathi
Advisor
Director of Mission Operations Berkeley Space Sciences Lab, former Director Commercial Crew & Cargo Program at SpaceX
Lee Rosen
Advisor
Co-Founder, President and CSO at ThinkOrbital, former VP Mission and Launch Operations at SpaceX, former Space Launch Commander USAF
Martin Halliwell
Advisor
Former Chief Technology Officer SES S.A. (retired)
Rob Lillis
Advisor
Associate Director for Planetary Science and Astrobiology at Berkeley, Principal Investigator of NASA ESCAPADE Mars Mission
Maj. Gen. Kim Crider (Ret.)
Advisor
Founding Partner, Elara Nova: The Space Consultancy, Former Chief Technology and Innovation Officer at USSF, and Major General and Chief Data Officer at USAF
Our Investors
