As launch costs fall, production capabilities rise.
It all begins with an idea: ours is that throughput, rather than the size of your hardware, is the key to unlocking in-space manufacturing for commercial markets. By leveraging cost trends with modular hardware design — built for the next generation of spaceflight — we’ll make more discoveries on orbit (and bring back more finished product) than ever before.
Upmass & Downmass Cost Since 1980
November '22: reOrbital is founded in Hermosa Beach, CA.
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February '23: Enter I-Corps and selected for University of Chicago Polsky Center’s New Venture Challenge.
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April '23: Joined by three advisors across materials science, mechanical engineering, and quantum communications.
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June '23: reOrbital takes 2nd place in UChicago's New Venture Challenge.
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July '23: Selected to join the Duality Quantum Accelerator's Cohort #3.
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August '23: We share our work at ISSRDC in Seattle, WA.
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September '23: Andrew Rush, former CEO of Made In Space, joins as lead advisor.
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November '23: We share our work at ASGSR in Washington, DC.
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January '24: Move into manufacturing facility in the heart of Chicago.
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February '24: We share our work with Space Grant Directorate in Washington, DC.
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November '22: reOrbital is founded in Hermosa Beach, CA. • February '23: Enter I-Corps and selected for University of Chicago Polsky Center’s New Venture Challenge. • April '23: Joined by three advisors across materials science, mechanical engineering, and quantum communications. • June '23: reOrbital takes 2nd place in UChicago's New Venture Challenge. • July '23: Selected to join the Duality Quantum Accelerator's Cohort #3. • August '23: We share our work at ISSRDC in Seattle, WA. • September '23: Andrew Rush, former CEO of Made In Space, joins as lead advisor. • November '23: We share our work at ASGSR in Washington, DC. • January '24: Move into manufacturing facility in the heart of Chicago. • February '24: We share our work with Space Grant Directorate in Washington, DC. •
Steven Shumsky
Cofounder / CEO
Formerly of Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works and Millennium Space Systems, Steven has over a decade of space industry experience. He also holds an M.S. in Space Systems Engineering from Johns Hopkins University. In his role at Millennium, Steven led a team of engineers and technicians as Chief Engineer on a constellation of GEO satellites for the DoD.
Mike Gustafson
Cofounder / COO
Mike has 8.5 years of Department of Defense aerospace experience and unites the technical and business sides of reOrbital. As an aviation planning officer, Mike oversaw more than 1,000 flights and facilitated solutions for over 25 flight events with unintended international consequences or major impacts to US mission. He is pursuing an MBA from the University of Chicago.
Jack Heyden
CRO
As head of sales & marketing, Jack brings over 7 years of experience across multiple successful ventures. Before reOrbital, Jack served as head of both client services and operations at a growth-stage digital-marketing agency. Jack led org-wide retention, active project growth, and account management. He is pursuing an MBA from the University of Chicago.
Andrew Rush
Fmr. CEO Made In Space
Andrew Rush leads the reOrbital advisory board. As the former CEO of Made In Space, Andrew led his team to secure and execute a multi-phase NASA program to develop in-space assembly and manufacturing (ISAM) technologies totalling $100M. He also facilitated multiple contract wins and successful execution for DoD agencies developing ISAM-enabled capabilities.