The team
to make it happen


The team
to make it happen

The
team
to make
it happen

Anna Shaposhnik
CEO
Visual Designer, 3D Modeler & Machinist from the USC Iovine & Young Academy and USC Rocket Propulsion Lab. She is a 2021 Zed Factor Fellow, Zero-G flier, and spent 2+ years managing Marketing at Orbit Fab.
Aaron Wu
CTO
Mechanical & Aerospace Engineer and an award-winning trumpet player. Aerothermal CFD Lead at USC's Rocket Propulsion Lab & Combustion Physics Lab. Serial entrepreneur, co-founder of aerospace non-profit in Taiwan

Co-Founders

From the team that launched the highest and fastest student-built rocket to space

Co-Founders

From the team that launched the highest and fastest student-built rocket to space

Anna Shaposhnik
CEO
Visual Designer, 3D Modeler & Machinist from the USC Iovine & Young Academy and USC Rocket Propulsion Lab. She is a 2021 Zed Factor Fellow, Zero-G flier, and spent 2+ years managing Marketing at Orbit Fab.
Aaron Wu
CTO
Mechanical & Aerospace Engineer and an award-winning trumpet player. Aerothermal CFD Lead at USC's Rocket Propulsion Lab & Combustion Physics Lab. Serial entrepreneur, co-founder of aerospace non-profit in Taiwan

Core Team

John Uy
John
Uy
Structures Lead
Engineer with experience in Spacecraft, Mechanical Design, & Analysis.
ex-Rocket Lab, RTX, & NASA JPL.
Lukas Patruskey
Lukas Patruskey
Test Lead
Test and Mechanical Design Engineer at USC Rocket Propulsion Lab, 

ex-Software engineering at Citadel
Nicholas Lototsky
Nicholas Lototsky
Simulations Lead
Structures/flight engineer for USCRPL. 

ex-Modeling & Simulations at APL. Director at USC Human Powered Flight Team.
Walid Al-Muhtaseb
Walid
Al-Muhtaseb
Software Lead
Embedded systems for USCRPL. Avid PCB designer. RoboCup Regional Champion
Andrew Liu
Andrew Liu
Flight Controls Lead
Propulsion research engineer at STAR Berkeley. Project manager/Safety Officer at JRI FCU. Student staff at Marvell Nanolab
Walid Al-Muhtaseb
Gavin Yam
Avionics Lead
Propellant & Avionics Engineer in CPP Liquid Rocket Lab. Lead for Space Jitter Analysis
at Honeywell

Advisors

Core Team

John Uy
John Uy
John
Uy
Structures Lead
Engineer with experience in Spacecraft, Mechanical Design, & Analysis.
ex-Rocket Lab, RTX, & NASA JPL.
Lukas Patruskey
Lukas Patruskey
Lukas Patruskey
Test Lead
Test and Mechanical Design Engineer at USC Rocket Propulsion Lab, 

ex-Software engineering at Citadel
Nicholas Lototsky
Nicholas Lototsky
Nicholas Lototsky
Simulations Lead

Structures/flight engineer for USCRPL. 

ex-Modeling & Simulations at APL. Director at USC Human Powered Flight Team.

Walid Al-Muhtaseb
Walid Al-Muhtaseb
Walid
Al-Muhtaseb
Software Lead
Embedded systems for USCRPL. Avid PCB designer. RoboCup Regional Champion
Andrew Liu
Andrew Liu
Andrew Liu
Flight Controls Lead
Propulsion research engineer at STAR Berkeley. Project manager/Safety Officer at JRI FCU. Student staff at Marvell Nanolab
Walid Al-Muhtaseb
Walid Al-Muhtaseb
Gavin Yam
Avionics Lead
Propellant & Avionics Engineer in CPP Liquid Rocket Lab. Lead for Space Jitter Analysis
at Honeywell
James Bultitude headshot
James Bultitude
Astronautilus consultancy and ETG Co-founder. Formerly Orbit Fab CTO.
Matt Scott USC
Matt Scott
USC Professor of Giant Screen Filmmaking. Filmed 5 IMAX films including Pandas and Island of Lemurs.
Terry Virts
Astronaut who filmed IMAX's A Beautiful Planet on the ISS. Commander of the ISS. Air Force Colonel.

We are Rocketeers, Engineers, Filmmakers

We are Rocketeers,
Engineers, Filmmakers

Advisors

James Bultitude headshot
James Bultitude headshot
James Bultitude
Astronautilus consultancy and ETG Co-founder. Formerly Orbit Fab CTO.
Matt Scott USC
Matt Scott USC
Matt Scott
USC Professor of Giant Screen Filmmaking. Filmed 5 IMAX films including Pandas and Island of Lemurs.
Terry Virts
Astronaut who filmed IMAX's A Beautiful Planet on the ISS. Commander of the ISS. Air Force Colonel.

Core Team

John Uy
John Uy
John
Uy
Structures Lead
Engineer with experience in Spacecraft, Mechanical Design, & Analysis.
ex-Rocket Lab, RTX, & NASA JPL.
Lukas Patruskey
Lukas Patruskey
Lukas Patruskey
Test Lead
Test and Mechanical Design Engineer at USC Rocket Propulsion Lab, 

ex-Software engineering at Citadel
Nicholas Lototsky
Nicholas Lototsky
Nicholas Lototsky
Simulations Lead
Structures/flight engineer for USCRPL. 

ex-Modeling & Simulations at APL. Director at USC Human Powered Flight Team.
Walid Al-Muhtaseb
Walid Al-Muhtaseb
Walid
Al-Muhtaseb
Software Lead
Embedded systems for USCRPL. Avid PCB designer. RoboCup Regional Champion
Andrew Liu
Andrew Liu
Andrew Liu
Flight Controls Lead
Propulsion research engineer at STAR Berkeley. Project manager/Safety Officer at JRI FCU. Student staff at Marvell Nanolab
Walid Al-Muhtaseb
Walid Al-Muhtaseb
Gavin Yam
Avionics Lead
Propellant & Avionics Engineer in CPP Liquid Rocket Lab. Lead for Space Jitter Analysis
at Honeywell

Advisors

James Bultitude headshot
James Bultitude headshot
James Bultitude
Astronautilus consultancy and ETG Co-founder. Formerly Orbit Fab CTO.
Matt Scott USC
Matt Scott USC
Matt Scott
USC Professor of Giant Screen Filmmaking. Filmed 5 IMAX films including Pandas and Island of Lemurs.
Terry Virts
Astronaut who filmed IMAX's A Beautiful Planet on the ISS. Commander of the ISS. Air Force Colonel.

We are Rocketeers,
Engineers, Filmmakers

Orbital Exploration Systems

Space automation infrastructure

Orbital Exploration Systems

Space automation infrastructure

Orbital Exploration Systems

Space automation infrastructure