RHEA SPACE ACTIVITY - Key Persons


Christopher Dinelli

Job Titles:
  • Mechanical Engineer

Dr. Christopher Grasso

Job Titles:
  • Space Flight Advisor

Dr. Robert Thompson

Job Titles:
  • Senior Principal Physicist

Josh Baumann

Job Titles:
  • GNC Engineer

Mo Brethower

Job Titles:
  • Software Engineer

Salma Benitez

Job Titles:
  • Aerospace Engineer

Shawn Usman

Job Titles:
  • Astrophysicist & Chief Executive Officer
Shawn Usman is an astrophysicist and former intelligence official with over a decade of federal service in developing high-risk/high-reward technologies to support U.S. intelligence community operations. During his time in federal service Mr. Usman also developed several particle physics-based concepts to support U.S. national security interests. This included developing ideas to develop low size weight and power (SWaP) particle detection hardware for nuclear operations, mapping the Earth's natural radioactivity, and neutral particle beam directed energy capabilities. He is is the Founder of Rhea Space Activity and a Senior Advisor to Space Fund. During his time at RSA he has developed various technologies in the fields of infrared satellites, directed energy, artificial intelligence, LIDAR, astroparticle physics, small satellites, cislunar operations, intelligence collection, and autonomous underwater vehicles.

Suzanne Rosenzweig

Job Titles:
  • Physicist & Chief Operating Officer