Mission
Obruta is working to ensure the sustainability of all spacecraft so that we may create a robust off-world economy which will enhance all lives back on Earth. With our rendezvous, proximity operations, and docking (RPOD) systems, Obruta enables the many interactions of the space economy.
Humble Beginnings
While developing novel space debris removal technology, a team of aerospace engineers wanted to take their academic and personal research interests further.
Kevin Stadnyk and Dr. Kirk Hovell came together to form Obruta Space Solutions with one goal in mind: to make servicing a spacecraft as easy and as commonplace as servicing your car.
Located in Ottawa, Canada, Obruta's technologies focus on spacecraft rendezvous, proximity operations, and docking systems to enable the satellites of today to build the on-orbit servicing and orbital logistics markets of tomorrow.
Team
Kevin Stadnyk
Co-founder & CEO
Dr. Kirk Hovell
Co-founder & CTO
Dr. Yazan Chihabi
GNC Lead
Joshua Chapin
AI Computer Vision Developer
Basaam Rassas
Simulation Developer
Ryan Goodridge
Contract Navigation Filter Researcher
Dr. Parshati Patel
Operations & Project Manager
Dr. Borna Moghaddam
Robotics Lab Lead
Amogh Jain
Embedded Systems Developer
Alexander Wojtkowski
Mechatronics Developer
Advisors
The team at Obruta Space Solutions is privileged to be advised by a knowledgeable and distinguished group of industry veterans.
Chris Hadfield
Retired Canadian Astronaut, Pilot, Engineer, and Musician
Steve Ulrich
Carleton University Associate Professor of Space Systems Engineering, PhD, PEng
Iain Christie
CEO at SidekickSixtyFive Consulting, Former CEO at Neptec Design Group (acquired), PhD
Cornelius Zünd
Director General at Octant Aerospace Consulting, CEO at Satellite Squared