Karman Fellow 2022
Mike Lindsay
Chief Technology Officer
Astroscale
Mike Lindsay joined Astroscale as group CTO in January 2020 and is responsible for driving the company’s overall technical strategy while shaping future service and mission architectures.
Mike has 14 years’ experience in both commercial and government space industries. Prior to joining Astroscale, Mike was Director, Spectrum Architecture at OneWeb, where he oversaw mission design, systems engineering and spacecraft performance, while managing regulatory compliance and spectrum efficiency. Prior to OneWeb, Mike held mission design and systems engineering roles at NASA and Google. The driving force in Mike’s career path has been the goal of sustainable development and exploration of space. At OneWeb, this motivated him to champion the inclusion of deorbit technologies on their entire fleet of satellites, and then inspired him to follow through by taking on a leadership role at Astroscale. Mike holds a Master’s degree in Space Engineering and a Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Michigan.