Aphelion Orbitals
Matthew studied Aeronautical and Astronautial engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, completing his degree in Computer Science. Having previously worked at NASA, and over 10 years of experience at traditional space companies, Matt serves as a strong leader on the Aphelion team.
Outside of Aphelion, Matt also has extensive experience in space education, outreach, and research in the non-profit sector. He serves as President and Executive Director of the Aerospace Research & Engineering Systems Institute, Inc. (ARES Institute), whose flagship project is LunarSail, a Cubesat class spacecraft that will test propulsion and navigation via solar sail on a lunar flyby mission.
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Aphelion Orbitals
Aphelion was founded to build a game-changing nanosatellite launch system that allows regular, scheduled orbital access at an unprecedented rate and cost. As the industry matures, high budget missions have given way to miniaturization and rapid turnaround. We develop technologies to provide highly integrated solutions to allow ticket-like spaceaccess and commercialization. No longer will we face the question of how to get there, but rather, what opportunities shall await us in space.