William Gastelum

Lead Spacecraft Thermal Engineer at MOMENTUS

William Gastelum is an experienced Thermal Hardware Engineer currently working at Blue Origin since August 2024 and previously served as the Lead Spacecraft Thermal Engineer at Momentus since May 2022. Gastelum has extensive expertise in thermal analysis, thermal requirements design, and testing for spacecraft components and systems, cultivating skills in using tools such as Thermal Desktop and SINDA/FLUINT. Prior roles include Thermodynamic Engineer at United Launch Alliance, Mechanical Design Engineer at Kratos Defense and Security Solutions, and various teaching positions at California State University-Sacramento. William has also been actively involved in leadership roles in engineering organizations and has a solid educational background with a Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering and a double major in Mechanical Engineering and Physics. Additionally, Gastelum was a drummer for the NFL 49ers and NBA Golden State Warriors.

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MOMENTUS

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Momentus is a U.S. commercial space company that offers in-space infrastructure services, including in-space transportation, hosted payloads and in-orbit services. Momentus believes it can make new ways of operating in space possible with its planned in-space transfer and service vehicles that will be powered by an innovative water plasma-based propulsion system that is under development.


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