Our leadership team
Dr Mick O'Connor CDir CEng, Managing Director
Stuart Fyvie BSc MSc, Technical Director
Stuart Fyvie BSc MSc, Technical Director
40 years’ experience working in
space, aerospace, defence, aviation, oil, petrochemical, shipbuilding and utilities. His extensive career in spaceflight related activities began at QinetiQ in 2005 when he was
40 years’ experience working in
space, aerospace, defence, aviation, oil, petrochemical, shipbuilding and utilities. His extensive career in spaceflight related activities began at QinetiQ in 2005 when he was
appointed General Manager of the Ministry of Defence’s live missile test ranges across the United Kingdom. In 2019 he was appointed
Programme Director for horizontal launch at Prestwick Spaceport in Scotland, UK.
Stuart Fyvie BSc MSc, Technical Director
Stuart Fyvie BSc MSc, Technical Director
Stuart Fyvie BSc MSc, Technical Director
27 years in the infrastructure and property sector managing the delivery of complex projects from concept to completion; spaceport
delivery and programme management, satellite manufacturing and operations facilities, commercial offices and master planning. He is currently involved in the delivery of Sutherland Spaceport and Prestwick Spac
27 years in the infrastructure and property sector managing the delivery of complex projects from concept to completion; spaceport
delivery and programme management, satellite manufacturing and operations facilities, commercial offices and master planning. He is currently involved in the delivery of Sutherland Spaceport and Prestwick Spaceport and has a working knowledge of the complex regulatory environment within which launch activities need to navigate.
Daniel Smith, Commercial Director
Stuart Fyvie BSc MSc, Technical Director
Daniel Smith, Commercial Director
A serial space entrepreneur who has played a founding role in five companies since 2017, Including a leading European orbital launch
developer, national industry group and ESA supported launch brokerage firm. A member of
the UK Space Agency Space Safety & Sustainability advisory group and LaunchUK Industry Group, Daniel is a passionate advo
A serial space entrepreneur who has played a founding role in five companies since 2017, Including a leading European orbital launch
developer, national industry group and ESA supported launch brokerage firm. A member of
the UK Space Agency Space Safety & Sustainability advisory group and LaunchUK Industry Group, Daniel is a passionate advocate for space sustainability and spoken on the topic at multiple United Nations events, as well as on CNN and BBC.