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Frank Pelkofer
Frank Pelkofer

Frank Pelkofer is currently COO, Spacecraft Production at Lanteris Space Systems.  He has a Bachelor's in Aerospace Engineering from MIT and over 25 years of experience working for Space Systems / Loral, Maxar, and now Lanteris. Frank leads a team of approximately 400 people that maintain and operate a factory that builds and tests world leading spacecraft that perform commercial and government missions.  Prior to his aerospace career, Frank served 5 years in the US Navy as an officer in the submarine force.