Where builders belong.

Small teams own the hardest 
problems. Every subsystem powers a mission that counts.

We believe in ownership: if you design it, you see it fly. Pride comes from real hardware, not slide decks. Our teams move fast with autonomy, balancing pace with integrity.

Greenfield challenges await

Every subsystem contributes to bigger missions, different orbits, and new science. Every design challenge is a doorway to the future.

Today

Power

Propulsion

Autonomy

Thermal

Pointing

Deployment

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Multi-Orbit Constellations

Deep Space Relay

Next Great Observatories

Nuclear Electric Propulsion

Deep Space Data Centers

Tomorrow

Beyond

What Comes After the Frontier?

The work you do today unlocks tomorrow’s orbits. From lunar data hubs to Webb-scale science at a fraction of cost. We build the hardware that flies the future.

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Flagship Science and Exploration

Enabling frequent, complex missions to search for life and explore the outer solar system.

Telescopes

Assembling giant telescopes and telescope arrays to characterize exoplanet surfaces in unprecedented detail.

Megastructures for off-world settlement

Building large-scale space infrastructure to support human outposts across the solar system, laying the groundwork for a Type II civilization.

Interstellar Probes

Creating interstellar-capable probes designed to cross light-year distances within a human lifetime.

The people behind the missions

Karan Kunjur

CEO, Co-Founder

Helped lead AI startup from seed stage to 9-figure exit after a 10yr career at BCG

Neel Kunjur

CTO, Co-Founder

Helped develop and integrate avionics systems for various Dragon spacecraft at SpaceX. Former Mission Director

Jesse Klekamp

Head of People

Led SpaceX recruiting across all US offices for Starlink, Starshield and program-agnostic engineering hiring

Jason Willoughby

Head of Vehicle Operations

Led Dragon 2 Integration & Test, Starship Ops Displays, Stage0, and the bringup of factory automation

Jacob Bartel

Head of Platform Design

Drew Miller

Head of Structures & Mechanisms

Led design and qualification of critical Dragon 2 mechanisms. Led critical structures hardware development at Maxar

Jacob Bartel

Head of Platform Design

John Plumb

Head of Strategy

Pentagon's first Assistant Secretary of Defense for Space Policy; oversaw space warfighting and missile defense policy

Rafael Martinez

Head of Propulsion

Led design of SpaceX's Starlink constellation thruster and managed Apollo Fusion flight programs

Pieter Kranenburg

Head of National Security Programs

Founding member of Starshield org, growing it from 15 personnel to over 300. Led capture, end-to-end program execution

Jackie Gonzalez

Manager, Business Operations

Programmatic Lead for Starshield programs. Led ULA’s Vulcan BE-4 and Blue Origin’s New Shepard planning & controls

Matt Cooper

Principal Mission Assurance Engineer

Responsible for integration of SES satellites to the launch vehicle. Led contract negotiations, ICD dev & interface mgmt

Michael Saqr

Head of Software

Responsible engineer for F9 and Dragon 2 firmware products. Led avionics software team for Starship

Nicholas Rahaim

Head of GNC

Supported GNC development and operations for the Vigoride and Artemis missions, helping development from LEO to cislunar

Maia Bageant

Manager, Structures

Cradle-to-grave ownership at SpaceX on Falcon 9 and Starship – RE for Flap re-entry systems

Sam Kim

Manager, Electrical Engineering

Responsible engineer for the electronics in SpaceX’s Starship HV electric thrust vector control batteries

Elmer Bonilla

Production Manager

Built Starlink production line, Falcon Integration/Launch, and led Anduril tech teams to stand up Roadrunner production

Evan Grimm

Manager, Avionics Systems

Primary Avionics engineer on Crew-1, CRS-22, CRS-26, Inspiration-4, Polaris Dawn, and ISS Deorbit proposal for SpaceX

Mary Bunting Graff

Manager, Corporate Operations

Led technical recruiting and growth operations for Vast, Virgin Orbit, and SpaceX

Andrew Fann

Manager, Dynamics

Owned dynamics analysis and testing for Starlink satellites and Super Heavy Booster

"K2 is raising the bar for what satellites can do"

Rafael Martinez, Head of Propulsion