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Rob Meyerson
Robert E. "Rob" Meyerson is an American aerospace engineer and executive. Meyerson is the co-founder and CEO of Interlune, a natural resources company focused on harvesting resources from the Moon. Interlune came out of stealth mode in March 2024.[1] He is the former president of Blue Origin.[2][3] CareerDelalune SpaceMeyerson is the founder and CEO of Delalune Space, a management consulting firm providing advisory services to the aerospace, mobility, technology, and financial sectors.[4] He is a board director or advisor to numerous organizations.[5][6][7][8] Axiom SpaceIn 2021, it was announced that Meyerson, former Blue Origin president, would be joining Axiom's board of directors and that Axiom Space had raised $130m in a new round of funding.[9] Meyerson stated that Axiom Space is a force in the space sector, and it would enhance the vision for a secure global future.[9] Blue OriginMeyerson joined Blue Origin[10] in 2003 as program manager later becoming the first company president. Working with company founder Jeff Bezos, Meyerson grew the company from 10 to 1500 people.[3][2] Under Meyerson's leadership, Blue Origin developed the New Shepard[11] system for suborbital human and research flights, and the New Glenn[12] system for orbital human and research flights, as well as the manufacturing and test capabilities that enable these programs.[13] He also developed Blue Origin into a liquid rocket engine supplier, creating and selling the BE-3 LOX/LH2 rocket engine and the BE-4 LOX/LNG rocket engine to other companies.[14] From January to November 2018, Meyerson was the senior vice-president in charge of the Advanced Development Programs business unit.[2] Kistler Aerospace and NASABefore joining Blue Origin Meyerson was a senior manager at Kistler Aerospace Corporation responsible for the development of the K-1 reusable launch vehicle, the landing, and thermal protection systems of a two-stage reusable launch vehicle, as well as all technical activities related to Kistler's Space Launch Initiative contract with NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center.[15] Meyerson launched his career as an aerospace engineer at NASA Johnson Space Center (JSC) from 1985 to 1997 working [16] on human spaceflight systems, including the aerodynamic design of the Space Shuttle orbiter drag parachute,[17] as well as the overall design, integration, and flight test of a gliding parachute for the X-38 Crew Rescue Vehicle,[18] a crew return vehicle designed to return astronauts to earth from the International Space Station. Meyerson began with NASA in 1985 as a cooperative education student at JSC.[14] Personal, education, and awardsOriginally from Southfield, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit,[19] Meyerson earned a B.S. in aerospace engineering from the University of Michigan and a master's degree in engineering management from the University of Houston. Meyerson has been a long-time advocate for outreach programs that provide work experience and sponsors Blue's internship program, which has inspired and encouraged many university-level students to pursue careers in the aerospace industry. In December 2016, Meyerson gave the commencement speech at Embry Riddle Aeronautical University.[20] He is a trustee at the Museum of Flight in Seattle,[21] a former member of the board of the Commercial Spaceflight Federation,[22] and is a member of the Leadership Advisory Board for the College of Engineering at the University of Michigan[23] and a member of the Visiting Committee for the Aeronautics & Astronautics Department at the University of Washington.[24] He is an AIAA Fellow,[25] and a former member of the Aerodynamic Decelerator Systems Technical Committee.[26] He was awarded the Space Flight Award by the American Astronautical Society in 2016. This award is given annually and is the highest award bestowed by the AAS.[27] Meyerson was inspired by the Apollo program and also by launching model rockets as a child. For his 5th birthday, he received a cardboard mock-up of the Apollo Lunar Module and remembers playing inside of it. He later found the ingredients for rocket fuel in a cigar box that had been placed in the rafters of his childhood home by his two older brothers.[28][29] References
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