EnduroSat Welcomes Paul “Rusty” Thomas as CEO of EnduroSat USA
We are excited to announce the appointment of Paul “Rusty” Thomas as the Chief Executive Officer of EnduroSat USA. In this role, he’ll establish key customer partnerships in support of EnduroSat’s goal of providing fixed-cost and highly configurable end-to-end space services to the US market.
Rusty Thomas has spearheaded the development of several significant projects, starting with Motorola’s Iridium satellite network, the first major commercial constellation. At SpaceX, he led production of the Dragon spacecraft and the reusable Falcon 9’s landing legs. In recent years, Rusty ran the DoD premier proliferated LEO demo Project Blackjack, founded Amazon’s Kuiper Government Solutions (KGS) team, and oversaw technology for Sierra Space’s Dream Chaser spaceplane. He brings over 35 years of experience in scaling and commercializing space infrastructure to EnduroSat at a pivotal moment, as the company’s new generation of ESPA-class satellite buses is poised to eliminate complexity and drastically reduce time-to-orbit.
By the end of this year, EnduroSat will be able to produce 60 ESPA-class satellites per month using a standardized, fully modular design that supports a variety of mission types—including Earth observation, communications, and defense applications. The next steps for our US expansion include tripling our team in Denver and opening an office in Washington, D.C.