History
Adaptive Launch Solutions (ALS) is a Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB) that provides pico, nano, micro, mini, and small satellites full launch integration services on Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV), Medium Launch Vehicles (MLVs) and Small Launch Vehicles (SLVs).
Beginning in 2010, ALS in cooperation with United Launch Alliance (ULA), Office of Space Launch (OSL), and NASA worked to enable science and technology missions gain access to available space through multi-manifesting small satellites on US Government Manifested launches. During that period, ALS began developing auxiliary satellite mission designs, mechanical and avionic systems, as well as engineering analysis and integration procedures for multi-manifest mission success.
The A-Deck Structure, Adapters, and Auxiliary Payload Support Unit (APSU) went through full component qualification testing from 2010 to December 2015. Aerospace Corporation performed independent verification and validation (IV&V) review as the responsible contractor for the US Government launch systems. Along the course of this extensive qualification process, Adaptive Launch Solutions received a US Patent (US 8,608,114B2) for the flight system including the APSU on December 17, 2013. This ALS designed avionics sequencer flew in September 2021 supporting the US Space Force with the NASA Landsat 9 mission as the multi-manifest satellite deployment sequencer for the secondary payloads aboard the launch.
In 2018, ALS partnered with Parsons Government Services to win the US Space Force’s Launch Manifest System Integration (LMSI) program and has successfully launched four multi-manifest missions with a backlog of missions extending until 2025.
Leadership
Philip Smith P.E.
CEO and Director Strategic Planning
B.S. Civil Engineering, M.S. Structural Mechanics, CA Registered Engineer, AIAA Associate Fellow 30 yrs’ in aerospace business and program management, SmallSat multi-manifest systems engineering.
Lisa Jacobs
COO, Contracts & Acquisition Management
B.S. Special Education, Certificates in Cost Estimating and Contracts & Acquisition Management 35 yrs’ in aerospace contracts, subcontracts, intellectual property, and business operations.
Jay Stoneburner
CTO and Systems Engineering
B.S. Systems Engineering, MBA Business Administration 35yrs in aerospace program management, systems engineering, flight operations, safety, and production operations.
Claudia von Wilpert
CFO and Personnel Manager
B.A. Business Administration, M.B.A. Finance 40 yrs’ in cost accounting, government reporting, personnel administration and tax planning.
Anthony Kyriakidis
Director Mission Integration and Analysis
B.S. Mechanical Engineering 30 yrs’ in space launch vehicle design, analysis, manufacturing, including design of propellant feedlines, light weight fabrication and high energy upper stage tanks.
James Parra
Director Design and Manufacturing
B.S. Engineering Technology 40 yrs’ in space Launch Vehicle component design, manufacturing, tooling and test production operations and manufacturing.
Jack Rubidoux
Director of Facilities & Security
B.A. Social Sciences, Certificates in Cost/Price Analysis and Government Contract Law 30 yrs’ in aerospace business/proposal/ estimate development, contracts/subcontracts, and security.
David Kerner
Quality Management System Manager
B.S. Engineering 30 yrs’ in Mechanical Testing, LV Assembly & Testing, Project Management, Production Operations, Quality Assurance Management.
Rolando Pineda
Principal Engineer Digital Engineering
B.S. Computer Science, AA Mathematics 5 yrs’ in artificial intelligence, computer vision, natural language processing (NLP), reinforcement learning.
Jason Smidt
Mission Manager
B.S. Aerospace Engineering 6 yrs’ engineering design, project engineering, lead system engineer for payload integration, and quality engineering.
Vikram Krishnaswamy
Mission Analysis
B.S. Mechanical Engineering, M.S. Aerospace Engineering 6 yrs’ mission analysis, orbital mechanics, avionics system design, computational modeling.
Advisors & Key Support Staff
Ronald Stoneburner
Business Management / Contracts / Strategic Planning
B.S. Production Management, M.B.A. Business Administration, Certificates in Government Contracts 50 yrs’ in aerospace contracts, joint ventures, mergers, acquisitions, and intellectual property rights.
Lt. Col. Robert Atkins (Retired)
ALS Advisor
Lt. Col. Atkins experiences included Command and Control Systems, Global Communication Systems, Minuteman III ICBM Systems, National Reconnaissance Office Satellites, Offensive and Defensive Space Control Systems, Space Launch Vehicles, Major Range and Test Facility Base Systems, Remote Sensing Satellites, and Space Situational Awareness assets.
Jeff Orne
IT and Cyber Security Specialist
B.S. Computer Science, founder and owner of JAO Consulting with over 30 years of IT system management experience. JAO Consulting is a computer support company based in Aurora Co. that aids individuals and small businesses with computer issues including cyber security, computer performance, virus remediation, data backups, repairs, networking, and security network management.
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