Our Team
We're a team of engineers, scientists, and innovators united by a shared mission: ensuring the long-term sustainability of space.
Les Johnson
Chief Scientist
Former CTO of NASA Marshall Space Flight Center bringing decades of "soup to nuts, cradle to grave" space mission experience. Advisor to MSFC and NASA leadership on emerging technologies. Led the ideation, proposal, hardware development, and in-space demonstration of novel technologies including: NEA Scout and PROSEDS missions. Co-Investigator for LISA-T, Deploytech/InflateSail, T-Rex, and Dragracer missions
Mat Coleman
Spacecraft Engineer
With over a decade of space and mechanical engineering experience, Mat has worked with a dozen different space companies, has been hands on building highly sensitive test setups, and owned the entire solar manufacturing assembly line at Amazon Kuiper (Leo). Mat is specialized in process automation and most recently contributed to an aerospace electronics manufacturer
Jeff Graves
Inventor, Maker, and Do-er
Jeff has designed, led software/firmware for, and physically produced complex systems in use at scale in a variety of domains
Dr. Thurman Gillespy
Software Engineer
Imaging specialist and low latency aficionado
Liam Knight
Jr. Mechanical & RF Support Engineer
Mechanical engineering student with a focus on space systems and advanced manufacturing
Miguel Hernandez
Maker and Roboticist
Miguel has led robotics prototypes from design, software/firmware, to manufacturing
Alexander Pace
Mechanical Engineering Intern
Translating requirements to reality (with lasers)
You?
Space Janitor
Contact us if you want to contribute to our mission
