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Interorbital Systems (IOS), an American rocket and spacecraft manufacturing company,
and Vision One have entered into a joint venture agreement to launch a satellite-based webcam (‘Eyes in Space’), into low Earth orbit. The webcam, located at an altitude of 200 miles (322 KM), will give internet users a unique and privileged view of Earth from space. . Film by Temps Noir, Paris - Text by Bruce Jessop Who is Interorbital Systems ?
With the firm belief that orbital and interplanetary spaceflight should be affordable for and available to all humanity, Roderick and Randa Milliron founded Interorbital Systems in 1996.
Now, after more than a decade of extremely dangerous field testing and intensive scientific research, the founders of the company and their team are making that dream a reality.
The RocketeersRoderick William Milliron
Roderick Milliron. Rocket Engineer/President/Co-Founder, Interorbital Systems Mr. Milliron serves as President and Chief Scientist of Interorbital Systems, which he co-founded in 1996. With over twenty years of aerospace experience, including seven years as a Systems Engineer with Grumman Aerospace Corporation, and as a Software Engineer with General Dynamics. Roderick received his B.S. from the University of Pittsburgh in Applied Mathematics/Physics (1979), with graduate studies in Chemistry at the Freie Universitaet, Berlin, Germany and at California State University, Los Angeles, where he taught Chemistry for several years. He has been involved extensively with liquid rocket engine design, including the prototyping and testing of engines with thrusts of up to 150,000 pounds. His engine development work includes systems for both cryogenic and storable propellants. Roderick has developed a storable, environmentally friendly hypergolic propellant (Hydrocarbon X) that is the cornerstone to IOS’ long-range manned space mission plans. In addition, he has designed and flown a series of suborbital sounding rockets, and will begin flight testing his orbital vehicles, the SEA STAR MSLV (microsatellite launch vehicle) in 2008, and the NEPTUNE, a six-passenger orbital spaceliner that serves both as a cargo/satellite launch vehicle and as a combined rocket and habitat for orbital tourism, in 2009. Randa Relich Milliron
CEO, Founder, Director of Marketing Randa is the co-founder of Interorbital Systems and serves as its CEO. An award-winning television director/producer, Ms. Milliron is in charge of all promotion, marketing, public relations, and rocket test documentation. Her extensive media background includes two years as a Television News Director at AFN Berlin. Randa also coordinates all AST launch licenses, obtains FAA flight waivers, and assures compliance with government regulatory agencies. For over a decade, Ms. Milliron has taught television production and communication courses at colleges in Europe and America, and is currently on the faculty of the University of Phoenix. Randa holds a BA in Existential Phenomenological Psychology and an MA in African and Ancient Languages from Duquesne University. She began work towards a doctorate in Communications at Humboldt Universitaet, Berlin, Germany, and has completed additional formal studies in Chemistry. Her current involvement at IOS also includes experimentation in the development of heat-resistant composite materials; in space-based agricultural systems; and in plant-based food production. Lutz Thilo Kayser
Lunar Mission Consultant Lutz Kayser, a student of the famed Eric Sanger, and a protégé of Wernher von Braun during the Apollo program, established OTRAG (Orbital Transport and Rocket Corporation) the world’s first commercial space company in the 1970s. Click here for more information about the OTRAG Film about Lutz Kayser - click here (german language only) Recently re-entering the orbital transport arena, he founded and serves as President/CEO of von Braun, Debus Kayser Rocket Science, LLC. Through his paradigm-shattering efforts, Kayser served as a direct influence on and an inspiration to the founders of Interorbital Systems. In a cooperative “rocket team’ venture, Lutz Kayser (BDKRS) and Roderick Milliron (IOS) will apply the findings of their own independent spaceflight research to the von Braun Debus spaceflight legacy, and conduct a completely private-sector Moon Mission. Joel Dana Kegel
Spacecraft Technician / Design Assistant JJoel was born in Kalispell, Montana, and grew up in the grandeur of the Rocky Mountains. He attended C.M. Russell High School and Helena College of Technology, working toward his A&P mechanic license. He gained additional experience in metal working and corrosion control at the Pensacola Florida NAS. He is an accomplished carpenter, welder, and innovative thinker. David Silsbee
Electronics / Recovery Systems Dave Silsbee designs, builds, and operates ground control and tracking systems for IOS’ rocket development program. His duties extend to the design of parachutes and parachute deployment systems for both cargo and manned spaceflight systems. Dave is an aerospace professional with a long-standing involvement in cutting-edge projects at Edwards Air Force Base and over eight years with IOS. Eric GullichsenSoftware Designer / InvestorEric Gullichsen holds an M.S. in Computer Science from the University of British Columbia. Eric founded numerous software and Internet companies including Tonic, Warp Ltd, and Sense8 Corporation. He has worked as a consultant to industrial and defense-related laboratories, including the MCC Consortium, Boeing, Advanced Decision Systems, and several government research labs in Canada. He is the author of over 20 publications in the areas of hypertext, logic programming languages, digital logic, neural networks, and VR. At Interorbital Systems, Eric is a seed investor and team member who has developed a six-degree of freedom (6-DOF) trajectory analysis program, and highly innovative guidance and control software. He also serves as IOS’ chief liaison with the Kingdom of Tonga in the development of Spaceport Tonga, IOS’ South Pacific private commercial spaceport/space tourism resort venture. Reinhold ZieglerDirector, Space-Based Power SystemsReinholds Engagement mit dem Weltraum begann frühzeitig, als er Hardware erfand, die mit der Surveyor Mondlandefähre auf dem Mond eingesetzt wurde. Reiner’s involvement with space began at an early age, when he invented hardware that flew to the Moon on the Surveyor lunar lander. A proponent of Green Energy, Ziegler hold significant patents on wind generation turbines, and has numerous inventions in the area of solar power generation systems. He is the creator of ‘Solartecture’ the integration of power-generating elements into the structure of buildings or spacecraft. Reiner is the director of IOS’ northern California Space-Based Power Systems Division. Jacquelyn Wein
Spacecraft Technician/A&P Mechanic/Composite Specialist/ Painter/Sales Jaqi grew up in Tehachapi, California, where the clear mountain skies of the high desert allowed her to exercise her lifelong interest in astronomy. After graduating from high school, she attended the Westwood College of Aviation Technology, where she earned her Airframe and Powerplant (A&P) licenses. Jaqi’s goal: to fly in space. Tim Pennington Reed
First Orbital Crewmember Tim (whose German heritage includes the names Mecklenburg and Lindenbauer) bought IOS’ first Orbital Expedition ticket in October of 2005. The Gladstone, Missouri businessman is looking forward to his week-long trip with a pilot and four other passengers on the NEPTUNE’s first manned flight, scheduled for 2009. |
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