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We Help Get Spacecraft to Flight

We are proud to support our customers on ground-breaking projects at the leading edge of space exploration. Our team strives to develop and deliver innovative, high-value solutions to all of our commercial and government partners.
Here’s just a sample of customer projects we help fly.

SOLUTION

Flight Software, GNC,
Ground Software

PROJECT

Bighorn Rocket

LEAP Bighorn Project

LEAP Space is a cutting-edge space logistics provider built around a proprietary propulsion technology. Its next-generation launch vehicle, Bighorn, delivers affordable, rapid-response access to space for Department of War and commercial customers, addressing a critical gap in today’s launch market. LEAP designed Bighorn to support a broad range of mission profiles, including contested logistics, point-to-point delivery, orbital insertion, and hypersonic targets and testing, making it one of the most versatile platforms in its class.

To support Bighorn development, LEAP partnered with Odyssey’s engineering team to implement our ENCORE™ flight software framework, STAGE™ development and test ecosystem, and CODA™ GNC-Odyssey’s GNC product solution. As LEAP’s principal development partner for Bighorn flight software, Odyssey leads development of the flight software suite across vehicle avionics controllers, GNC algorithms, and the modeling and simulation tools required for vehicle development and regulatory compliance.

This engagement demonstrates Odyssey’s ability to deliver mission-critical software with the speed and precision modern launch programs demand, while reinforcing our commitment to advancing the next generation of our Nation’s launch capability.

Learn More at LEAP Space
Flip Rover

SOLUTION

ENCORE & STAGE
Ground Software

PROJECT

FLIP Technology Demonstrator, Launching late 2026

Venturi Astrolab Lunar Rovers

As part of Astrolab’s technology demonstration and risk reduction plan, Odyssey will deploy ENCORE driven Flight Software on FLIP – the FLEX Lunar Innovation Platform with the STAGE development and test ecosystem. Our team is also helping develop and test both ground and flight software for this important milestone project. This will be ENCORE’s first spaceflight!

Learn More at Astrolab

SOLUTION

Encore & STAGE
Flight Software

PROJECT

FLEX

Venturi Astrolab Lunar Rovers

Odyssey’s ENCORE flight software framework and STAGE development and test ecosystem were selected by Astrolab for implementation on their CLV-1 crewed lunar rover. CLV-1 is being developed for combined commercial and NASA Lunar Terrain Vehicle applications to support NASA’s Moon Base vision. It will help Artemis astronauts explore more of the Moon’s surface on future missions.

Odyssey is also the principal development partner for the CLV-1 Flight Software, Ground Software, and key simulation and training. Odyssey will develop and implement the Flight Software using ENCORE and STAGE, create the astronaut training simulation and simulator and perform the Safety & Mission Assurance functions required by NASA – among other responsibilities for the Astrolab Team.

Learn more at Astrolab
SSDC

SOLUTION

Flight Software

PROJECT

Dream Chaser, Launching soon

Sierra Space Dream Chaser

The Odyssey team has been selected to perform implementation and testing of the flight software for the Sierra Space Dream Chaser spaceplane. Dream Chaser will provide cargo transportation to and from the International Space Station as part of NASA’s Commercial Resupply Services 2 program. The vehicle is being designed to evolve for the accommodation of crew and for missions to other Low Earth Orbit destinations.

Odyssey’s role includes implementation and testing of the flight software suite for the entire mission – from launch to landing – with our Sierra Space customer. The work will be performed to the exacting technical and safety specifications required by Sierra Space and NASA at Odyssey’s locations in Houston, TX and Boulder, CO.

Learn More at Sierra Space Dream Chaser

SOLUTION

Flight Software
Avionics Integration & Test

PROJECT

Space Test Program

Aegis Aerospace

Odyssey is part of the Aegis Aerospace team supporting the Department of Defense (Space Force) Space Test Program. Odyssey supplies flight software solutions and operations support for multiple free flying satellites and external ISS payloads.

Learn more at Aegis Aerospace
SSA

SOLUTION

Independent Verification & Validation (IV&V) and Simulation

PROJECT

ISS Commercial Resupply Services

Northrop Grumman Cygnus ISS Resupply

Odyssey is part of the Northrop Grumman team
selected by NASA to conduct cargo delivery services to
the ISS as part of the Commercial Resupply Services
(CRS) contract. Odyssey performs Independent
Verification and Validation of safety critical Cygnus flight
software focusing on trajectory and GNC simulation and analysis.

Learn More at Northrup Grumman Cygnus

SOLUTION

Guidance, Navigation & Control,
Rendezvous, Proximity Operations, and Docking
Spaceflight Modeling, Simulation, and Analysis
Trajectory Design and Analysis
Flight Software
Avionics
Integration & Test
Verification and Validation
Human Spaceflight Operations

PROJECT

Artemis

Artemis & Orion GNC and Flight Software

Odyssey supports NASA’s Artemis program and the Orion vehicle development in many ways, supporting both Lockheed Martin and NASA directly. Odyssey engineers have been heavily involved in the highly successful Artemis-I and Artemis-II missions, and continue their roles working with Artemis-III, Artemis-IV, and planning for missions beyond Artemis-IV.
 
With Lockheed Martin, the Odyssey role includes development, integration, and testing of vehicle guidance, navigation and control (GNC) flight software including rendezvous, proximity operations and docking.  Odyssey personnel also lead teams in the development and maintenance of the flight software build environment.  The Odyssey team supports continuous software integration testing at the functional and mission scenario levels, covering prelaunch-to-landing, as well as engineering-console support of the flight software during active missions.  Odyssey personnel provide flight software support in hardware labs and on vehicle during testing phases.
 
With NASA, a large Odyssey team supports a wide range of GNC-related activities at every phase of Orion development. Odyssey engineers are embedded in the teams responsible for: the theory development behind every phase of flight; development and oversight of the flight software; the creation and evaluation of the trajectories that Orion may fly; the verification of hardware both during its test phase and after installation on the vehicle; the development and management of comprehensive simulation environments covering pre-launch-to-landing for evaluating the flight software performance in all nominal and off-nominal vehicle operations; integration of simulation capabilities to support software-only, and hardware-in-the-loop analyses; management of simulation infrastructure including hardware labs and dev-ops software management; support-software development including the models – hardware, environment-interaction, and dynamics – that drive the simulations, and the visualization tools that bring them to life; verification of all simulation models and tools; analysis of all simulation results through all phases of flight; engineering-console support of the Orion vehicle during its active missions; and validation of simulation results against real flight data after its return to Earth.
Learn More at Orion MPCV
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SOLUTION

Spaceflight Simulation & Analysis Guidance, Navigation & Control

PROJECT

ISS Visiting Vehicles

ISS Rendezvous, Proximity Operations, and Capture

Odyssey is part of the NASA RPOC (Rendezvous, Proximity Operations, and Capture) team performing International Space Station (ISS) integration of free flying vehicles that operate in proximity to the ISS. Past and present vehicles supported include the European Space Agency ATV, the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency HTV and HTV-X, the SpaceX Cargo and Crew Dragon, the Northrop Grumman Cygnus, and Sierra Space Dream Chaser.

Learn More at International Space Station

SOLUTION

Human Spaceflight Operations

PROJECT

Mission Control Center

ISS & Exploration Flight Operations

Odyssey was part of the SGT/IMOC II team supporting NASA’s Flight Operations Directorate at the Johnson Space Center. Odyssey Flight Controllers support “Plan, Train, Fly” operations for the ISS, Visiting Vehicles to ISS, and Orion. Odyssey personnel currently support the following flight control disciplines:

  • ADCO – Attitude Determination & Control Officer
  • VVO – Visiting Vehicle Officer
  • RNDZ – Rendezvous, Guidance, & Procedures Officer
  • Prop/Booster – Propulsion & Booster Systems
  • Pointing – Pointing Officer
  • FDO – Flight Dynamics Officer
Learn More at NASA JSC Flight Operations

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David Strack

Co-Founder and Strategic Advisor
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David Strack is a co-founder of Odyssey and a key technical contributor, serving in various roles, including Chief Technical Officer, Program Manager, and strategic advisor. He grew up in Calgary, Canada and moved to the U.S. to attend Texas A&M University where he completed a Bachelor of Science in Aerospace Engineering. Dave’s passion for Human Spaceflight immediately drew him to the NASA Johnson Space Center where he devoted his skills to GN&C and to a specialization in the intricacies of rendezvous and proximity operations for crewed and automated spacecraft. He served in technical leadership roles supporting both large and small subcontractors before starting Odyssey. He helped build Odyssey through its early years and transitioned to a focus on technical advancement of the company and development of various spacecraft and technology programs. Dave has contributed to numerous NASA, international, and commercial spacecraft programs and, in the process, has become a leader in human rated spacecraft GN&C, proximity operations, piloting and docking. He was instrumental in helping NASA and commercial companies safely succeed on the Commercial Orbital Transportation Services program and, more recently, is working to support the success of both the Orion Program and the Commercial Crew Program. In his spare time, David enjoys planning and taking trips to interesting international locations with his family, as well as supporting several organizations that work with underprivileged children in developing countries.
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Wade Johnson

Vice President, South Region
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Wade Johnson is the Vice President, South for Odyssey. After graduating from North Dakota State University with a Bachelor’s in Electrical Engineering (BSEE), Wade started working on Software/Hardware Integration and Verification on the International Space Station (ISS). This work expanded to testing the interfaces between both Russian and US Guidance Navigation and Control (GNC) segments on ISS. Wade helped drive the Russian-US GNC testing for the US Lab, supporting real-time in Moscow during US Lab Activation. Wade eventually became the ISS GNC Flight Software lead and helped ISS GNC obtain a CMMI Level 5 certification. Wade led the GNC Checkpointing functionality (Primary GNC Failure and Recovery) from requirements to software implementation to integration and testing, winning various awards along the way. At Johnson Space Center, he supported ISS GNC operations in the Mission Evaluation Room (MER). At Odyssey, Wade continues to work on ISS but with a focus on the Visiting Vehicles that Rendezvous Capture/Dock with ISS. Wade continues his engineering and leadership roles on the Artemis program and several commercial projects. Over the years, he has participated in Washington DC lobbying efforts and has supported New Business activities including proposal development to grow Odyssey’s impact in the exciting world of human spaceflight. Wade also manages the recruiting activities at Odyssey. Outside of work, Wade enjoys spending time with his family and friends, traveling, and watching science fiction movies.
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Jim Pogemiller

Vice President, Midwest
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James Pogemiller is the Vice President, Midwest for Odyssey based in Boulder, CO. In this position, Jim supports continued and growing operations in the Midwest while also providing managerial and leadership across the company. Throughout his professional career, Jim has taken on leadership roles as a GN&C engineer (specializing in GPS and navigation), flight software test engineer (fulfilling the role of test architect), and several engineering related positions, as well as having co-authored a few publications. His previous work includes precision guided weapons, communications satellites, and several human-rated spacecraft at various stages of development. Jim holds a US Patent. Outside of work, Jim volunteers his time to a dog rescue organization and has sat on several non-profit boards and commissions for education and local politics. In his free time, Jim enjoys mountain biking in the Rockies, practicing martial arts, and playing guitar, as well as spending time with his family. Jim received a Bachelor of Physics and a Master of Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics from the University of Minnesota.
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Bryan Lunney

Chief Operating Officer
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Bryan is the COO of Odyssey. Bryan grew up in Houston in the shadow of Johnson Space Center with strong family ties to Human Spaceflight. He became passionate about making his own contributions during a summer internship working at the JSC Mission Control Center. After his internship, he completed his studies for a BS in Aerospace Engineering at Texas A&M University and immediately started working at NASA for the Propulsion Systems Group supporting Space Shuttle missions as a flight controller. Bryan was both a Space Shuttle flight controller and an International Space Station (ISS) flight controller, ultimately supporting over 40 missions in all phases of flight. He was advanced to leadership positions for both Space Shuttle and ISS before being selected to be a Flight Director in 2000. In the Flight Director role, he supported ISS Expedition and Joint operations for several years before shifting his focus back to the Shuttle program, supporting over a dozen Shuttle missions. Bryan was awarded NASA’s Outstanding Leadership Medal and NASA’s Exceptional Achievement Medal for his leadership on ISS and Space Shuttle missions. At the conclusion of the Shuttle program, Bryan dabbled with a startup rocket propulsion company and also spent time working in Houston’s oil and gas industry. However, Bryan heeded the call of spaceflight once again, and returned to his original passion. He is thrilled to be part of the Odyssey Space Research leadership team where he has the opportunity to continue contributing to America’s Human and uncrewed spaceflight programs. When not participating in our space program, Bryan enjoys spending time with his family, traveling and supporting various community and church activities.
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Jana Rebmann

President

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As President of Odyssey for the last 10+yrs, Jana Rebmann has contributed her 25+yrs of Aerospace Engineering experience to the business side of Odyssey, supporting the cadre of exciting space vehicles and projects that NASA and commercial companies have, and are, creating. Jana chose Aerospace Engineering because, since childhood, she wanted to be a part of an adventure, to discover new things and to be on the cutting edge of exploration. Aerospace fit all those desires and more. Once Jana graduated from the University of Texas, with a BS in Aerospace Engineering, she began her career working on Space Shuttle proximity operations analysis. Since then, Jana has worked on an impressive list of space vehicles and systems, including ISS, HTV, X38 CRV, CEV, ESA’s Hermes, Orbital Space Plane, Shuttle-ISS docking system, Shuttle-Mir docking operations, Iridium spacecraft constellation, and both ISS and Shuttle Remote Manipulator System analysis, and was Principal Investigator on JSC’s Hand-Held Laser On-orbit demonstration project. She has also worked abroad in the Netherlands and France, and completed the International Space University Space Studies Program in Toronto, Canada. At Odyssey, Jana has helped pursue, capture and manage several other exciting projects, including the Rendezvous Proximity and Capture prime contract, Commercial Crew and Cargo Transportation, and JSC Flight Control real-time support and Training simulations. Jana and Odyssey are now looking ahead to Moon and Mars exploration opportunities. Jana is honored to be a part of this continually growing, vibrant company and is looking forward to adding more exciting, cutting-edge projects as well as helping Odyssey shape the future of space exploration. Jana’s other job is a mother of 3 wonderful children. In her spare time, Jana loves traveling with her husband and kids, supporting theater arts, education and wildlife preservation.
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Brian Rishikof

Co-Founder and CEO
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Brian is a co-founder and CEO of Odyssey. He has been committed to spaceflight since his earliest memories watching people set foot on the Moon for the first time on a grainy, black-and-white TV. Brian holds a Master’s degree in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Michigan (Ann Arbor) and a Master of Science in Space Physics from the University of Houston (Clear Lake). He earned his undergraduate degree at McGill University in Montréal, Canada in Mechanical Engineering with an Aeronautics option, and completed the International Space University Space Studies Program in Toronto. Brian’s technical career was focused on Guidance, Navigation and Control, trajectory optimization, and aerospace software development, working on projects such as the Iridium spacecraft constellation, the Automated Transfer Vehicle Program (with NASA), Commercial Orbital Transportation Services Program, Commercial Cargo Program, the Orion Program, and many others. He has been recognized for this work with the Silver Snoopy, the NASA Distinguished Public Service Medal, and the NASA Space Flight Awareness Flight Safety Award. Brian has been an invited speaker at the 2011 Apple World Wide Developer Conference for flying the first “Space App” and iPhone to the ISS, the 2012 TEDxISU at the Florida Institute of Technology, NASA JSC Leadership professional development program, the International Space University, and the University of Michigan Aerospace Engineering department, among others. At Odyssey, Brian is part of the collaborative leadership team managing diverse projects, and guiding strategy, new business, and hiring, making sure all team members are happy, effective, and engaged – and having the time of his life. Outside of work, Brian loves spending time with his family, traveling, supporting STE(A)M education, and “paying forward” the help, support, and counseling he received throughout his career.