Max Polyakov
Founder and Director @ Firefly Aerospace
San Francisco Bay Area, United States
Max Polyakov is an international space technology and IT entrepreneur, economist and community leader. He is also the managing partner of Noosphere Ventures Investment Fund, and the founder of Firefly Aerospace, EOS DA, SETS, Renatus, Maxpay, and others, which are part of the Association Noosphere.Max Polyakov is a follower of the noospheretheory of Academician Volodymyr Vernadsky, according to which the human mind and knowledge are considered the main driving force of development and the most valuable resources of humanity for the preservation of the planet. He has two degrees and a Ph.D. in Economics. He is the author of more than 20 scientific articles and monographs on the topics of the knowledge economy.Together with Professor Khanin, Max Polyakov is a co-author of scientific and philosophical works on semiotics, noospherology, and innovation in economics.Polyakov has several patents, including a patent for a unified identification system.He founded a public organization, the Noosphere Association, that organizes educational activities for young people on space, innovation, and robotics. In partnership with the World Air Sports Federation, the Association has been organizing events in the field of rocket modeling sports, including the Vernadsky Challenge and the BestRoboFest.In 2014, Polyakov established Noosphere Engineering School – research laboratories at 7 leading universities in Ukraine.
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About Firefly Aerospace
Firefly was created for one simple reason: provide low-cost, high-performance space launch capability for the under-served small satellite market, where secondary-payload launches are often the only option. The technologies employed in their state-of-the-art rockets provide a clear pathway for future incremental improvements in vehicle capability.Later vehicles will also have reusable elements and employ air-breathing propulsion.Small satellites are playing an increasingly significant role in space. Smaller, lighter, and cheaper satellite technologies have led to functional systems that are a fraction of the size of their predecessors. Meanwhile, constellations of small satellites are showing promise for replacing larger custom-built systems, thus providing redundancy and the ability to regularly refresh system technology. Lastly, many advanced technologies languish at middle TRL levels. Low-cost rides to space will allow these technologies to be proven and advance their collective space-flight capabilities.Firefly Aerospace was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Cedar Park, Texas, United States.
Firefly Aerospace Contacts
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Max Polyakov
Founder and Director
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Eric Salwan
Co-founder and Director of Commercial Business Development
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Geoffrey Shenk
Investor & Advisor
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Thomas Markusic
Founder & CEO
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