Dan Roelker
CEO of Observable Space, ex-OurSky founder and ex-SpaceX VP of Software Engineering.
Dan Roelker co-founded OurSky and served as SpaceX's VP of Software Engineering before becoming CEO of Observable Space, formed via OurSky's 2025 merger with PlaneWave Instruments.
Overview
- Role
- CEO, Observable Space
- Based in
- Los Angeles, CA
- Prior experience
- OurSky, SpaceX
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Frequently asked
- Who is Dan Roelker?
- Dan Roelker co-founded OurSky and served as SpaceX's VP of Software Engineering before becoming CEO of Observable Space, formed via OurSky's 2025 merger with PlaneWave Instruments.
- What is Dan Roelker's role?
- Dan Roelker is CEO, Observable Space, based in Los Angeles, CA.
- Where did Dan Roelker work before?
- Dan Roelker's prior roles include OurSky, SpaceX.
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Dan Roelker co-founded OurSky (with Alex Hawkinson, Oct 2022) and served as CEO.
TechCrunch: OurSky lands $9.5M seed to build out developer platform for space dataVerified2026-08-06 - 2
Dan Roelker was SpaceX VP of Software Engineering (2015-2019), working on Falcon/Falcon Heavy/Dragon/Starship flight software including the first successful booster landing.
TechCrunch: OurSky lands $9.5M seed to build out developer platform for space dataVerified2026-08-06 - 3
OurSky and PlaneWave Instruments merged to form Observable Space (Feb 4, 2025), with Roelker as CEO.
SpaceNews: OurSky and PlaneWave Instruments merge to create Observable SpaceVerified2026-08-06 - 4
Observable Space formed from the OurSky/PlaneWave merger; Roelker is current CEO.
PlaneWave Instruments: Introducing Observable SpaceVerified2026-08-06