Founder and CEO, Caylan Space, Inc.
Kenny Vassigh is Founder & CEO of Caylan Space Inc., a space service company based in Silicon Valley, CA. Caylan Space mission is digital transformation of space commerce across all phases of spaceflight and mission types. Prior to starting Caylan Space, Kenny was a Mission Architect and Lead Systems Engineer at NASA Ames Office of the Chief Engineer overseeing design, development, test, integration, launch and operation of wide range of spaceflight missions such as LCROSS, LADEE, Kepler, Viper, ISS payloads, science instruments and space technology development. While at NASA Ames, Kenny managed development and operation of several space biology payloads to ISS. Prior to NASA Ames, Kenny worked at NASA Johnson Space Center as an aerospace systems and project engineer and flight controller in Extravehicular Activity (EVA), Robotics and Flight Design supporting the Space Shuttle and the ISS assembly and operation missions. Kenny has been an advisor and mentor to startups, Silicon Valley startup accelerators, angel investors and venture capital firms focused on space and deep tech.