Mantis Space Taps Former Boeing Veteran Dale Parkes as New CTO
Mantis Space has announced the appointment of Dale Parkes as its new Chief Technology Officer. Parkes joins Mantis Space after a distinguished 26-year career at Boeing and Hughes Space, where he led numerous large-scale defense programs.
Parkes brings extensive experience in leadership roles on high-energy laser and beam control development. He will lead the company's team of engineering leaders, each with decades of government and commercial expertise in Optical, Mechanical, and Electrical Engineering, Metrology, and Space Systems from top innovative organizations.
Mantis Space is building a constellation of spacecraft to orbit Earth in almost continual sunlight and transmit power using lasers to other satellites' solar arrays when they are in Earth's shadow. The company aims to deliver continuous power to satellites, habitats, and future lunar operations through its orbital energy transmission technology.