KI Space Systems

KI Space Systems is a space company with an office at 7415 Hayvenhurst Place in Van Nuys, California. The site describes mission essential support, payload delivery and propulsion research and development.

The company says it was founded in 2016 by Leonardo Parra, who brings 25 years of aerospace and defense experience. Molly Ann Luna is chief operations officer and a U.S. Army veteran. Dr. Thomas Sobota leads research and development and propulsion engineering.

The propulsion research service supports projects that need propulsion work to ensure mission success. The site says the company looks at environmental factors to reduce ecological damage.

The payload delivery service covers cube satellites and larger items delivered to or retrieved from low Earth orbit. The site says the company uses its engineering team to reduce risk and find reliable, economical payload deliveries.

The company also offers satellite security services. The site says cybersecurity can help protect satellites and the information on them from threats. It says the cost of recovering compromised satellites can run into the millions.

The site describes the company's mission as reliable, reusable and responsive spacecraft. It describes goals of safe exploration of the Moon and Mars, and of advancing autonomous technology for space travel.

The contact page lists a phone number, (818) 427-2455. It has a form for inquiries and a LinkedIn page.