OUR MANAGEMENT

Rachel Rakushkin

Program Lead

Rachel Rakushkin

Our program lead oversees the entire program, ensuring all students interested in building satellites can join us on our mission.

Aniket Chaudhry

Operations Lead

Aniket Chaudhry

Our operations lead manages project goals on a short-term scale and coordinates internally between specific teams.

Madhav Kapa

Technical Coordinator

Madhav Kapa

Our technical coordinator ensures seamless systems integration across various projects.

OUR TEAM LEADS

Ganesh Danke

Flight Software

Ganesh Danke

Our flight software team develops and maintains all software for in-orbit operations, including programming, complexity analysis, and control flow.

Jacob Oshinsky

Electrical

Jacob Oshinsky

Our electrical team ensures power and data distribution throughout the satellite, focusing on power analysis, circuit design, and data bus management.

Laura Teixeira

Mechanical

Laura Teixeira

Our mechanical team designs and assembles the structural and mechanical elements of our satellites, ensuring reliability and strength.

Rajiv Iyer

Mission Operations - Flight

Rajiv Iyer

Our flight operations team conducts orbital simulations, trajectory analysis, and calculates optimal orbital parameters for missions.

Aniket Chaudhry

Mission Operations - Ground

Aniket Chaudhry

Our ground operations team monitors satellite health, tracks orbital changes, and maintains communications with deployed satellites.

OUR ADVISORS

Brian Hulbert

Program Advisor

Brian Hulbert

Our program advisor provides strategic guidance and ensures alignment with our mission goals.

Matt O'Rourke

Mechanical Advisor

Matt O'Rourke

Our mechanical advisor supports the team with expertise in structural and mechanical design.

John Kerr

Technical Advisor

John Kerr

Our technical advisor offers insights and solutions for advanced systems integration and technical challenges.

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