Paul Belingon, President

Senior, Aeronautical & Astronautical Engineering (Aerospace Systems Design, Dynamics & Controls)

Paul comes from the Chicago suburb of Geneva where his work at DuPage Airport played a significant role in his career in Aerospace Engineering. He joined Purdue Orbital in the fall of 2017 as a member of the High Altitude Balloon Team and was elected Program Director the following year. Outside of Orbital, Paul is also the Vice President of Purdue 3D Printing, Vice President of the Purdue Outing Club, and hosts podcasts in his free time.

Dakota Hamilton, Chief Design Engineer

Senior, Electrical Engineering (Automatic Controls, Power & Energy Systems)

Originally from Grand Rapids, Michigan, Dakota's passion for robotics and autonomous controls combined with his love of space and space exploration brought him to Purdue Orbital as a freshman. In his role as Chief Engineer, Dakota hopes to assist teammates in both professional and technical growth as they work together to push the envelope of space accessibility. Outside of the team, Dakota plays saxophone in the Purdue University Bands and enjoys playing disc golf and basketball.

Jonathan Webb, Director of Research & Development

Junior - Aeronautical & Astronautical Engineering (Dynamics & Controls, Aerospace Systems Desig

Jonathan Webb is a junior from New York who is pursuing a bachelor’s degree in Aerospace Engineering as well as an Entrepreneurship Certificate. This is his fourth year with Orbital and he is very excited to be working with such an enthusiastic team. His hobbies include playing tennis and music. Jonathan is an aspiring flight controller at NASA and hopes to pursue that goal after graduation.

Josh Fitch, Chief Systems Engineer

Sophomore, Aeronautical & Astronautical Engineering

Josh is from Philadelphia and loves to rock climb. He has loved space ever since he read the Foundation Series by Isaac Asimov. Josh plans on contributing to Orbital by ensuring that safe and goal-minded actions are taken, and that all the members are working towards the big picture goal. Josh hopes to work as a Systems Engineer for NASA in Mission Design, and to eventually go to Mars!

Tiffany Zheng, Treasurer

Senior, Accounting

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Adithye Menon, Operations Director

Sophomore, Aeronautical & Astronautical Engineering

Adithye is from India but been living in Dubai, UAE. He joined Orbital in Fall 2017 as part of Small Scale Prototype and Test Team. He was also involved with Outreach. The Cosmos series by Carl Sagan propelled him into the unknown wonders of space and has kept him fascinated. He plans on joining Josh on Mars. Outside of Orbital, he is part of 3DPC, which provides 3D printing services to students. He also paints and plays badminton in his free time.

Cullen Dahleen, Flight Operations Design Lead

Junior, Aeronautical & Astronautical Engineering

Ken Sodetz, Ground Station Design Lead

Sophomore, Aeronautical & Astronautical Engineering

Colin Miller, Avionics Design Lead

Junior, Aeronautical & Astronautical Engineering

Matthew Powell, Launch Structure Design Lead

Junior, Aeronautical & Astronautical Engineering

Sarah Rasche, Payload Design Lead

Junior, Aeronautical & Astronautical Engineering

Michael Bailey, Mission Analysis Design Lead

Collin Czech, Mission Visualization Services Design Lead

Sophomore, Aeronautical & Astronautical Engineering

Harrison Parker, Experimental Rocket Design Lead

Senior, Aeronautical & Astronautical Engineering (Propulsion, Aerospace Systems Design)

Nicholas Masso, commercial Rocket Design Lead

Sophomore, Aeronautical & Astronautical Engineering