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Michael Smayda
Co-founder and Chief Product Officer of Hermeus, the hypersonic aircraft company founded in 2018.
Michael Smayda co-founded Hermeus in 2018 alongside AJ Piplica, Glenn Case, and Skyler Shuford, and serves as Chief Product Officer. His background is in propulsion and advanced high-speed vehicle engineering, developed in the Atlanta hypersonics community that also produced the Generation Orbit X-60A program the Hermeus founding team worked on.
Overview
- Role
- Co-Founder & Chief Product Officer, Hermeus
- Based in
- El Segundo, CA
- Prior experience
- Generation Orbit Launch Services
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Frequently asked
- Who is Michael Smayda?
- Michael Smayda co-founded Hermeus in 2018 alongside AJ Piplica, Glenn Case, and Skyler Shuford, and serves as Chief Product Officer. His background is in propulsion and advanced high-speed vehicle engineering, developed in the Atlanta hypersonics community that also produced the Generation Orbit X-60A program the Hermeus founding team worked on.
- What is Michael Smayda's role?
- Michael Smayda is Co-Founder & Chief Product Officer, Hermeus, based in El Segundo, CA.
- Where did Michael Smayda work before?
- Michael Smayda's prior roles include Generation Orbit Launch Services.
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Named as a 2018 co-founder of Hermeus on the company official Company page
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