– USA, NY – iRocket Technologies Inc. today announced the appointment of Blake Larson to its Board of Directors effective on January 20, 2023.
“We are honored to have Blake join our board. His impressive leadership and 40 years of experience across the Aerospace business is remarkable and will help iRocket’s board with strategy, and growth in the launch sector,” said CEO, Asad Malik.
About Blake Larson
Blake Larson joins the Board following a distinguished 40-year career with Orbital ATK and Northrop Grumman. Blake recently retired from Northrop Grumman as the Corporate VP and the President of its Space Sector. Northrop Grumman is a space and launch systems provider that served national security, civil and commercial customers, and solves the toughest problems in space, aeronautics, defense, and cyberspace and has 90,000 employees worldwide, with $35 billion in annual revenue.
At Northrop Grumman, Blake Larson oversaw the strategy, capture, design, build, and delivery of civil and defense-related space systems to customers around the world both as a prime contractor and as a supplier. Space Systems products include launch vehicles and related propulsion systems; satellites, spacecraft, and associated components and services; and payload and ground systems.
Blake Larson served as COO of Orbital ATK before Northrop Grumman acquired the company in 2018. Before the Orbital ATK merger, he held numerous senior leadership positions at ATK including SVP and president of the Aerospace Group, EVP of Space Systems and Mission Systems, SVP and president of Advanced Propulsion and Space Systems, VP and gGM of Composites, and EVP of Ordnance and Ground Systems. He also held positions as president of ATK Precision Fuze Company, and president of ATK Power Sources Company and led the company’s Precision Weapons business segment.
Throughout his career at Northrop Grumman, Orbital ATK, ATK, and Honeywell, Blake Larson has held numerous management positions of increasing responsibility in systems engineering, electrical design, software design and testing, and system test equipment.
Blake Larson earned a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from the University of Minnesota Institute of Technology and a master’s degree in management of technology from the University of Minnesota Carlson School of Management.
Founded in 2018, Innovative Rocket Technologies Inc. is proud to be the first fully autonomous, Reusable Small Launch vehicle manufacturer, utilizing 3D printing and additive manufacturing. With an innovative design, our focus is on reliability and rapid low-cost access to space. We are ready to pave the way for innovations in the space industry by addressing the various inefficiencies that currently exist. With our proprietary reusable engine technology, iRocket is well-equipped to be the small launch service provider of choice.
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