The Future of Hypersonic Flight

Meet The Venus Aerospace Team

Our team is solving the thousands of problems that make hypersonic travel possible. We’re engineering innovative aircraft shapes, heat shields, flight mechanics, and so much more. Our mission is to connect the world and make it a safer place.

This isn’t easy. This is Rocket Science.

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The Venus Team

Sassie Duggleby

CEO

Andrew Duggleby

CTO

Tom Barron

VP, Operations

Nick Cardwell

VP, Product & Advanced Concepts

Brian Heckler

VP, Finance

Dave Mahoney

Sr. Director, Flight Ops

Aubrey Yates

Sr. Director, Manufacturing

Eric Wernimont

Sr. Director, Engineering

Aubrey McCravey

Director, Test

Advisory Team

Mitch Kugler

Mandy Vaughn

Eric Ries

Natalya Bailey

Jim Bridenstine

The Future of hypersonic flight

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Sassie Duggleby

CEO

Sassie Duggleby is the CEO and co-founder of Venus Aerospace. Before launching Venus, she was Launch Systems Engineering and Mission Management Consultant at Virgin Orbit, where she also developed and tested launch software and telemetry systems, helping to launch rockets from the wing of a 747. She has spent her career growing multiple high tech startup businesses including fiber-optic test, biotech, and hazardous trailer manufacturing. Engineer and MBA, serial deep tech entrepreneur who is passionate about women in tech. Honoree of Inc’s Female Founders 200 list. Recently created the “Bada$$ Women in Aerospace” networking group. Mom of two, avid lover of outdoor activities. Named herself Sassie at 2 and it stuck.