LEADERSHIP
OUR TEAM
World-class aerospace engineers with decades of experience at leading defense and space organizations
Leadership
Dennis Lee
Founder & CEO
Dennis Lee brings over 33 years of aerospace engineering experience to Vortex Space Systems. His distinguished career includes senior systems engineering positions at Northrop Grumman (26+ years), ATK/Orbital ATK, and Peraton, working on critical NASA missions including lunar Gateway and Landsat 9.
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Northrop Grumman
Senior Systems Engineer, 26+ years
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ATK/Orbital ATK
Sr. Mission Systems Engineer
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Peraton
Spacecraft Instrument Systems Engineer
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NASA Contracts
Satellite servicing, debris removal, GNC systems
Team Expertise
Propulsion Systems
- • Electric propulsion
- • CAM Drive development
- • Solar electric systems
- • Thruster design
Spacecraft Systems
- • Mission design & analysis
- • GNC systems
- • Orbital mechanics
- • Satellite servicing
Government Programs
- • NASA missions
- • Defense contracts
- • NSF research programs
- • US Space Force ops
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