

KÁRMÁN, Inc.
Making Space-Diving as Safe and Accessible as Skydiving
- Stage Product In Development
- Industry Transportation
- Location Newport Beach, CA, US
- Currency USD
- Founded November 2014
- Employees 7
- Website karmanspace.com
Company Summary
KÁRMÁN is developing technologies that facilitate space-diving, while also advancing technologies in parallel cognitive robotics. Our expert team has worked on such programs as the Red Bull Stratos project, Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity Rover, Messenger Space Craft, SpaceShipOne, SpaceShipTwo, and many more, dating all the way back to the Viking program in the 70's.
Team
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Chairman & CEO
Brandon is an engineering entrepreneur with a passion for developing technology for the advancement of mankind. In late 2009 he founded i7 Engineering while working as the Electrical Systems Project Manager & Systems Engineer on the Red Bull Stratos project. His team developed all space-rated electrical hardware for the capsule, enabling Felix Baumgartner to become the first skydiver to break the speed of sound while in free-fall from 128,000ft.
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Dr. Vance Bud McClureChief Science Director
Dr. McClure worked for over 18 years as a senior scientist with Burt Rutan’s company, Scaled Composites, LLC, solving problems such as aero-thermal analysis for SpaceShipOne (SS1) and SpaceShipTwo (SS2) boost and re-entry thermal protection as well as developing vital systems for the carrier aircraft WhiteKnightOne & Two. He also developed the Red Bull Stratos physics models for Felix Baumgartners record breaking supersonic space-dive.
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Cognitive Robotics Director
Martin is a post-doctoral researcher in robotics, whose expertise in artificial intelligence and parallel processing has helped create partnerships for the University with the European Space Agency and global computer processing giants Nvidia. Specializing in what's called Parallel Cognitive Robotics, Martin is an expert in the development of biologically inspire machine learning algorithms.
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Senior Electrical Engineer
Steve is a Senior Electrical Engineer at KÁRMÁN Space and possesses a long history of electrical engineering experience ranging from NASA's Viking missions in the 1970's, to hardening of the RAH-66 Comanche attack helicopters flight control systems, developed Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft avionics and power breaking control systems, design and analysis of power avionic systems for NASA's Mars Curiosity Rover, to Red Bull Stratos and much more.
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Co-Founder & Executive Director
Ruben Nunez is an aerospace engineer and a serial technical entrepreneur with over 8 years of experience managing, designing, and implementing projects involving space technologies and STEM educational efforts. Ruben is also a founder of an active Google Lunar XPRIZE Team and company that is dedicated to provide recurring lunar payload delivery services and furthermore create technologies for commercial space transportation systems.
Advisors
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Board MemberDr. Greg ChamitoffSpace Systems AdvisorUnconfirmedBoard Member
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