Sean Mahoney, Masten Space Systems - 2020 Lunar Development Conference

Sean Mahoney is the CEO of Masten Space Systems, an aerospace R&D and flight services company that creates and deploys reliable, reusable rocket vehicles and components. Masten leverages exquisite control systems to enable true rocket reusability, opening up applications for reusable launch systems and extra-terrestrial landers.

Since joining Masten in 2010 as Director of Business Operations, Sean has focused on building a sustainable, customer-funded business. He has been instrumental in establishing Masten as one of the rising stars in the New Space movement. He served as COO during 2011-2012 and was named CEO in 2013.

Over the course of his tenure with Masten, the company transformed from the X-prize winning team into a successful business with multiple lines of service and an impressive list of customers, including Draper Laboratory, NASA Space Technology Mission Directorate, United Launch Alliance, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), and Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) in addition to a series of commercial and university customers.

Sean has over 15 years of corporate and technology experience, with a focus on building teams in emerging markets. He also founded or led a number of technology start-up ventures with a concentrated focus on immediate value creation. Sean began his career overseeing technical sales and building internal organizations as a manager at AT&T’s Enterprise hosting division.
Sean received his MBA from Emory University’s Goizueta Business School and a BA from Salisbury University in Maryland.

From the 2020 Lunar Development Conference, held on July 19-20, 2020 as a virtual event by The Moon Society. For more details, visit www.MoonSociety.org #LunarDevCon #MoonSociety #Moon