Skyrora designs, manufactures, and deploys rockets to clear the way for small satellite manufacturers looking to access space.
Headquartered in Edinburgh with facilities located across Europe, Skyrora are developing launch vehicle technology to ensure that the life-changing benefits of space are realised here on Earth.
- Total rocket experience: 200+ YEARS
- Glasgow HQ
- Cumbernauld manufacturing facility
CORPORATE VALUES
Skyrora places education and sustainability at the heart of our core values.
ENVIRONMENT
Skyrora is committed to reducing our direct impact on the environment by actively managing our waste, emissions, and consumption of natural resources.
COMMUNITY
In order to play a positive role within the society in which we operate, Skyrora have established a culture that promotes employee volunteering through STEM activities. We actively support local businesses, schools, and the surrounding community in which we operate.
PROCUREMENT AND SUPPLY CHAIN
Skyrora seek out the most sustainable procurement route for the entirety of a project. We strive for the majority of our supply chain to originate from local companies and contractors in order to minimise our carbon footprint.
INNOVATION
Skyrora are investing into innovative methods that will enable greater sustainability within the space sector. This includes research and development on various technical projects such as Ecosene, an RP-1 equivalent derived from unrecyclable plastic waste. Skyrora recognise our duty to conduct business in a way that prevents or greatly reduces harm caused to the environment or that greatly reduces the harm caused to the environment by methods and technologies utilised within the space industry.
ADVISORY BOARD
Tim Peake
ESA Astronaut
Tim Peake is the first British ESA astronaut and a former ISS crew member (Dec 2015 – Jun 2016)
Nick Laird
Director of Bombardier
Nick Laird is a Senior Defence Contractor with extensive military services and overseas trade experience
OUR TEAM
Most of our team has over 10 years’ experience in the aerospace sector.
Technical Science PhDs
9
Doctors of Engineering
5
Highly experienced rocket engineers
37
Electronic engineers and software programmers
22
Expert mechanical engineers
9
Rocket fabricators with over 12 years' experience
16
Volodymyr Levykin
Chief Executive Officer
10 years’ experience in C-level positions, several successful, profit-generating IT projects
Dr Jack-James Marlow
Head of Engineering
8 years of experience in rocket propulsion R&D. Successfully managed 200+ rocket engine test campaigns
Alan Thompson
Head of Government Affairs
Experienced in high-profile Communications and Government Affairs
Victor Ivanenko
Chief Financial Officer
Anfisa Anikushina
Investment Director
Michael Koetsier
VP Client Engagement - Asia Pacific
Oleksiy Grebenyuk
Legal and Export Control
Gordon McNeill
Health and Safety Officer
Derek Harris
Business Operations Manager
Andrey Menkov
Head of Production R&D UA / Ecosene
Maksym Lutsyk
Engineering Supervisor
Dr Mykhailo Andriievskyi
Head of Propulsion
Nikolay Grishyn
System Engineering
Sergey Kaznachey
Special Projects R&D UA
OUR PARTNERS
Skyrora are dedicated to our collaborative efforts with world leading companies operating within the space sector.
