Dr. Lyon (Brad) King is the Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder of Orbion Space Technology; he is also the Richard and Elizabeth Henes Professor of Space Systems Engineering at Michigan Technological University. Dr. King is a recognized expert in the field of spacecraft technology and he has served on numerous NASA, Department of Defense, Intelligence Community, and NSF advisory panels, and has published more than 100 papers on space propulsion systems. Dr. King earned his Ph.D. from the University of Michigan.