SpaceWorks Enterprises

SpaceWorks Enterprises, Inc. (SEI)
Private
Industry Aerospace
Founded Atlanta, Georgia
(August 1, 2000 (2000-08-01))
Headquarters Atlanta, Georgia
Key people
John R. Olds, PhD
CEO and Principal Engineer
John E. Bradford, PhD
Chief Operating Officer and President
Jordan Shulman
Chief Financial Officer
Products Aerospace engineering services and software
Brands SpaceWorks Engineering
SpaceWorks Commercial
SpaceWorks Software
Number of employees
15+
Subsidiaries

Generation Orbit Launch Services, Inc. (GO)

Terminal Velocity Aerospace, LLC (TVA)

Blink Astro, LLC (Blink)
Website www.sei.aero

SpaceWorks Enterprises, Inc. (SEI) is an aerospace engineering company based in Atlanta, GA that specializes in the design and assessment of advanced space concepts for both government and commercial customers.

History

SEI was founded in 2000 by Dr. John R. Olds, then a tenured professor in the School of Aerospace Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta, GA.[1],[2] The firm was previously known as SpaceWorks Engineering, Inc. and officially changed its name in 2011.

In 2011, SEI was named the 39th fastest growing Engineering firm in the United States according to the 2011 Inc. 500/5000 list.[3] SpaceWorks received the 2015 Georgia Small Business of the Year Award from the Georgia Chapter of the National Defense Industries Association on February 8th, 2016. [4]

Overview

SpaceWorks Enterprises (SEI), based in Atlanta, GA, specializes in independent concept development, economic analysis, technology impact assessment, and systems analyses for future space systems and projects. Along with custom analyses, SEI develops software and apps for the aerospace field. The company has created three subsidiary companies to support various business lines. These include Generation Orbit Launch Services, Inc. (GO), Terminal Velocity Aerospace, LLC (TVA), and Blink Astro,LLC (Blink).

SEI has three primary lines of business: SpaceWorks Engineering, SpaceWorks Commercial, and SpaceWorks Software.

Current Projects

Educational Outreach

Each summer SEI hosts the ASTRO (Aerospace Summer Training & Research Opportunity) for local area high school students. This is in addition to college internships that are hosted year round. ASTRO is a project-oriented experience during which participants work in teams to solve an aerospace engineering design problem. The teams conduct research and solve complex aerospace engineering challenges created for them by SEI staff. Each team is charged with creating a PowerPoint presentation detailing their research, analysis, and solution to the challenge, a mission patch designed entirely by the team that reflects their work, and a prototype of their solution.

SEI also developed a free interactive Astrodynamics Lab for use by teachers and educators. It is designed for students at both the high school and college level. Upon completion, students should have a basic proficiency and understanding of how gravitational fields influence the orbit of satellites.

Previous Projects

References

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