Orbion Space Technology Appoints Greg Orndorff as VP-Business Development

Houghton, Mich.,  October 16, 2019 - Orbion Space Technology, developer of next-generation smallsat propulsion systems, today announced the appointment of Greg Orndorff, Vice President of Business Development. Orndorff  is an aerospace industry veteran with over 30 years of experience across various leadership roles in the public, private, and not-for-profit sectors.

Most recently, Greg was Vice President, Government Systems at Vector Launch—responsible for developing a New Space commercial launch initiative for the United States Government. Prior to Vector Launch, Greg held executive and senior management roles at SGT, Inc., the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (Space department), Northrop Grumman, and Orbital Sciences Corporation. Greg is a former United States Air Force Officer where he performed tours in operations and acquisition of space systems.

Orbion continues to expand the development of its Orbion Aurora Hall-effect plasma thruster system for small satellites, with a recent US$ 9.2 mil. Series A investment led by Material Impact. Through innovative manufacturing processes designed to disrupt traditional one-off implementations, Orbion will build and ship 100s of thrusters per year—built in the USA. The company will deliver its first flight unit to customers in Q2 2020, with several contracts already in place.

“With our recent round of funding and a manufacturing partnership underway, it’s a great time to grow Orbion’s executive team in an effort to accelerate market penetration and customer growth,” said Brad King, CEO, Orbion Space Technology. “We look forward to bringing Greg’s expertise to the Orbion team, to help make this possible,” he added.