TEAM

The confluence of flight hardware and autonomous software.

Necessary for the rapid evolution of orbital reentry technology — enabling circular economy, reusable missions, and sustainability.

Shardul Panwar, Ph.D.

Co-founder & CEO

10+ years of cross-industry experience across space, automotive, and energy, with an aerospace engineering background and a focus on reentry hardware development. Previously led thermal protection system development and reentry vehicle programs at Sierra Space, and the first commercial space station structure at Vast. Holds 23 patents and 24 publications in advanced deployable mechanisms, actuators, fabrics, and structures, with inventions utilized on Toyota's next generation of vehicles.

Prerit Pramod

Co-founder & CTO

13+ years of safety-critical embedded systems and software platform experience, specializing in control systems, safety-critical embedded software, and autonomous system design. Holds an intellectual property portfolio comprising over 200 global patents. His inventions are utilized in the commercial production of vehicles by major automakers, including General Motors, Ford, Stellantis, BMW, and Renault, and are currently in use on over 30 million passenger vehicles worldwide.