Unlock Rapid Space DEFENSE
Orbital Operations is creating a vehicle dedicated to rapid response and executing maneuvers without regret.
- Stationed in LEO -
- 5000 lbs Thrust -
- LEO to GEO in Hours vs Months -
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Cryogenic engines
Cryogenic engines are well studied and are proven to have high performance. Using the same technology that launches us from the ground, we can drive space mobility to the next step.
Cryogenic Management
Cryogenic Management is hard, but possible. Using a Reverse Brayton Cycle, Orbital Operations is pushing the boundaries on active cooling systems to create a Zero Boil-Off (ZBO) cryogenic storage system.
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Meet our founders
Ben Schleuniger
Ben has over 6 years of experience in development aerospace, from NASA, SpaceX, and Relativity. An early employee at Relativity Space, Ben owned the initial fluid systems design for Terran 1, built the components team from the ground up, and qualified the flight termination valves. From there he transitioned to turbomachinery, designing the heat exchangers for the Aeon R engine and becoming the Lead Engineer for the Integrated Design and Analysis team on propulsion.
While working at Relativity, Ben also supported the Dark Fission team by designing, analyzing, and creating test plans for their first nuclear propulsion demonstrator.
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Ross Doherty
Ross has been in the aerospace industry for nearly a decade, with experience from Aerojet Rocketdyne, Blue Origin, and Relativity Space. Ross joined Relativity to become the Lead Turbomachinery Manufacturing Engineer where he was instrumental in the build, test, and issue resolution of the Aeon 1 turbopumps and the flight termination valves. Ross was repeatedly flown out to Cape Canaveral by Relativity to support testing and re-works of the engine on the launch pad.
Ross transitioned to becoming the Lead Turbomachinery Manufacturing Engineer for Aeon R supporting development, qualification, and testing of the new engine.