Rob Meyerson

Rob Meyerson
NationalityAmerican
EducationUniversity of Michigan
TitleFormer President of Blue Origin

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]

Career[edit]

Delalune Space[edit]

Meyerson 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 Space[edit]

In 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 Origin[edit]

Meyerson 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 NASA[edit]

Before 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 awards[edit]

Originally 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[edit]

  1. ^ Davenport, Christian (March 13, 2024). "This company intends to be the first to mine the moon". The Washington Post. Retrieved March 27, 2024.
  2. ^ a b c "Blue Origin plans to start selling tickets in 2019 for suborbital spaceflights - SpaceNews.com". SpaceNews.com. 2018-07-10. Retrieved 2018-07-17.
  3. ^ a b "Robert Meyerson – Leadership Advisory Board". lab.engin.umich.edu. Retrieved 2021-02-18.
  4. ^ "Robert Meyerson – Leadership Advisory Board". lab.engin.umich.edu. Retrieved 2021-02-11.
  5. ^ "C5 Capital Appoints Rob Meyerson, former President of Blue Origin, as Operating Partner". IFA Magazine. 2020-11-12. Retrieved 2021-02-18.
  6. ^ "Axiom raises $130M for its space station — and adds Blue Origin alum to its board". finance.yahoo.com. 16 February 2021. Retrieved 2021-02-18.
  7. ^ "Program that's fine-tuned to accelerate your work - ASCEND Space Event". ASCEND. Retrieved 2021-02-18.
  8. ^ "Rob Meyerson, Former President of Blue Origin, Is Appointed as Operating Partner by C5 Capital". Orbital Today. 2020-11-26. Retrieved 2021-02-18.
  9. ^ a b Sheetz, Michael (2021-02-16). "Private spaceflight specialist Axiom Space raises $130 million to become the latest space unicorn". CNBC. Retrieved 2021-02-17.
  10. ^ "Blue Origin". Blue Origin. Retrieved 2018-07-10.
  11. ^ "New Shepard". Blue Origin. Retrieved 2018-07-10.
  12. ^ "New Glenn". Blue Origin. Retrieved 2018-07-10.
  13. ^ "Engines". Blue Origin. Retrieved 2018-07-10.
  14. ^ a b "Blue Origin Opens Up | SpaceNews Magazine". www.spacenewsmag.com. Retrieved 2018-07-10.
  15. ^ "Rob Meyerson's LinkedIn".
  16. ^ Campbell, C.H.; Joosten, B. K.; Meyerson, R.E. (1996). "Johnson Space Center Crew Return Vehicle Activities". In Engineering, Construction, and Operations in Space V: 392–398. [verification needed]
  17. ^ "SPACE SHUTTLE ORBITER DRAG PARACHUTE DESIGN" (PDF). Ntrs.nasa.gov. 24 May 2001. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
  18. ^ Gibbs, Yvonne (12 August 2015). "NASA Armstrong Fact Sheet: X-38 Prototype Crew Return Vehicle". Nasa.gov. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
  19. ^ "Former Detroiter leads Blue Origin's privately funded quest for space flight". Detroit Jewish News. 2017-11-21. Retrieved 2018-02-19.
  20. ^ "Blue Origin President to Speak at Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach Fall Commencement Ceremony". Embry-Riddle Newsroom. Retrieved 2018-07-10.
  21. ^ "Trustees & Leadership | Museum of Flight". www.museumofflight.org. Retrieved 2018-07-10.
  22. ^ "About - Commercial Spaceflight Federation". www.commercialspaceflight.org. Retrieved 2018-07-10.
  23. ^ "University of Michigan Engineering". www.commercialspaceflight.org. Retrieved 2018-07-10.
  24. ^ "Visiting Committee". Aeronautics and Astronautics. 2016-04-06. Retrieved 2018-07-10.
  25. ^ "AIAA Announces Its Class of 2018 Fellows and Honorary Fellows: The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics". www.aiaa.org. Retrieved 2018-07-10.
  26. ^ 15th Aerodynamic Decelerator Systems Technology Conference. Reston, Virginia: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. 1999-06-08. doi:10.2514/mads99.
  27. ^ "Space Flight Award | American Astronautical Society". American Astronautical Society. Retrieved 2018-07-17.
  28. ^ Rob Meyerson on SiriusXM with Rob Coneybeer, retrieved 2021-03-08
  29. ^ "#01 Building Blue Origin with Rob Meyerson by SEDScast • A podcast on Anchor". Anchor. Retrieved 2021-03-08.
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