SIL operates across five pivotal sectors--Space Defense and Security, Space Exploration, Space Domain Awareness, Space Habitation, and Counterspace--each committed to essential initiatives sponsored by government entities. Embedded within these sectors, SIL's eight mission areas provide innovative solutions to the nation's most complex space challenges.
SIL consistently delivers disruptive technologies and cutting-edge solutions that position it well ahead of industry standards, offering both strategic and technological superiority to government agencies and sponsors. This leadership in innovation ensures that SIL remains at the forefront of the space sector, pioneering novel capabilities and setting new benchmarks.
SIL is led by pioneering executives, spanning former senior government officials, award-winning DARPA researchers, and Cornell University faculty. Expertise extends across the entire spectrum of the space industry including both civil and defense applications. SIL employees bring a wealth of technical knowledge to tackle our sponsor's most pressing initiatives.
Dr. Gregory Falco
DARPA Young Faculty Awardee Assistant Professor Sibley School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Dr. Mason Peck
Former Chief Technologist of NASA Stephen J. Fujikawa '77 Professor of Astronautical Engineering
Dr. Elaine Petro
AFOSR Young Investigator Awardee Assistant Professor Sibley School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Dr. Amit Lal
DoD Exceptional Service Awardee Best PM Awardee at DARPA Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Dr. Sadaf Sobhani
NASA Early Career Faculty Awardee Assistant Professor Sibley School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Dr. Meredith Silberstein
DARPA Young Faculty Awardee Associate Professor Sibley School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering