TRL9 - Accelerating the Future of Spaceflight - About Us
Scaling Space. Removing Bottlenecks. Powering Constellations - Space moves fast. Let’s make sure your engines do too!
TRL9 provides the infrastructure to ensure that confidence, at scale. We make propulsion validation faster, more reliable, and future-proof so your engines reach your spacecraft integrator on time, every time.
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Infrastructure for the Decade Ahead
Built to support the next wave of mega-constellations through life test and qualification testing
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Aligned with Industry
Designed to accelerate commercial, defense and space exploration launch cadence
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Beyond Validation
A thurster development partner committed to advancing the reliability and evolution of in-space propulsion
The industrial base must remain capable of adapting to future conflicts, with resilient supply chains… public‑private partnerships.
- DoD National Defense Industrial Strategy
MEET OUR TEAM
Mitchell Walker, Ph.D.
Experience
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Georgia Tech
- School Chair & Professor of Aerospace Engineering
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Georgia Tech - Director of High-power Electric Propulsion Laboratory
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Georgia Tech - Director of the NASA Joint Advanced Propulsion Institute
Education
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University of Michigan: BSE, MSE, Ph.D. Aerospace Engineering
Rafael Spears
Experience
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The Aerospace Corporation - Director Commercial Space Applications
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L3Harris - President Microwave Device Division
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L3Harris - Vice President Satellite Electric Propulsion Division
- Boeing
Satellite Systems - Director Satellite Assembly Integration & Test
Education
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California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo - BSME
- Thunderbird
School of Global Management
Dan Lev, Ph.D.
Experience
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Rafael - Electric Space Propulsion Specialist
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Georgia Tech - Research Engineer, High- power Electric Propulsion Laboratory
Education
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Princeton University: Ph.D., Electric Propulsion and Plasma Physics
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Technion - Israel Institute of Technology: BsC, Aerospace and Aerospace
and Aeronautical Engineering
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