{"id":1592,"date":"2026-03-24T02:03:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-24T02:03:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/texasrocketlab.ae.utexas.edu\/?page_id=1592"},"modified":"2026-04-22T02:55:04","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T02:55:04","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/texasrocketlab.ae.utexas.edu\/?page_id=1592","title":{"rendered":"Home (default)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull is-light has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-e78b0f5b125b41c9e34fd7e47204e8ec\" style=\"color:#fffefe;min-height:100vh;aspect-ratio:unset;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><video class=\"wp-block-cover__video-background intrinsic-ignore\" autoplay muted loop playsinline src=\"https:\/\/texasrocketlab.ae.utexas.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/coverfin3.mov\" data-object-fit=\"cover\"><\/video><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-0 has-background-dim\" style=\"background-color:#1c1c1c\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-large-font-size\"><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-ef0ff640eff8db8ab1e35c897c652554\" style=\"color:#fffefe;margin-top:0;padding-right:0;min-height:100vh;aspect-ratio:unset;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"960\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-1299 size-full\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/texasrocketlab.ae.utexas.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/trelbg1-300x240upscale.png\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/texasrocketlab.ae.utexas.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/trelbg1-300x240upscale.png 1200w, https:\/\/texasrocketlab.ae.utexas.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/trelbg1-300x240upscale-300x240.png 300w, 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is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-container-core-column-is-layout-2 wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--xx-large);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--small);flex-basis:50%\"><h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-4-x-large-font-size\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--medium);margin-left:0;text-transform:capitalize\" id=\"we-build-people-who-build-rockets\">\n<strong>We Build people who Build rockets<\/strong>.<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-kenta-accent-color has-text-color has-link-color has-x-large-font-size wp-elements-a90fe4031bfce050e303c6646354a1ca\" style=\"margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--medium);line-height:1.3\">TREL is an interdisciplinary research lab building the next generation of rocket engineers at the University of Texas at Austin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--xx-large)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-font-size has-large-font-size\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/texasrocketlab.ae.utexas.edu\/?page_id=195\" style=\"border-radius:8px;background-color:#bf5700\">Learn More<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-061b5b4b1acbf63c499dab1e6740bd7a\" style=\"color:#fffefe;margin-top:0;padding-right:0;min-height:75vh;aspect-ratio:unset;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1365\" height=\"2048\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-1735 size-full\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/texasrocketlab.ae.utexas.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/sunrise-1.jpg\" style=\"object-position:52% 72%\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" data-object-position=\"52% 72%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/texasrocketlab.ae.utexas.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/sunrise-1.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/texasrocketlab.ae.utexas.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/sunrise-1-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/texasrocketlab.ae.utexas.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/sunrise-1-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/texasrocketlab.ae.utexas.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/sunrise-1-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/texasrocketlab.ae.utexas.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/sunrise-1-1024x1536.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1365px) 100vw, 1365px\" \/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-100 has-background-dim wp-block-cover__gradient-background has-background-gradient\" style=\"background:linear-gradient(180deg,rgb(0,0,0) 0%,rgba(0,0,0,0) 100%)\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-cover-is-layout-3 wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\"><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" style=\"border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:0px;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\" id=\"current-mission-profile-halcyon-%25e2%2586%2592\">\n<mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#e6e6e6\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Current Mission Profile:<\/mark> <a href=\"https:\/\/texasrocketlab.ae.utexas.edu\/?page_id=245\"><strong>Halcyon<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"> &rarr;<\/span><\/strong><\/a>\n<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-background is-vertical is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-2 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-top-color:var(--wp--preset--color--kenta-accent);border-top-width:2px;background:linear-gradient(180deg,rgb(0,0,0) 5%,rgba(155,81,224,0) 100%);padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--small)\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--xx-small);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--medium);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--xx-small);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--medium)\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#d6d6d6\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Set to launch in <strong>April 2026<\/strong>, Halcyon is the culmination of more than two years of relentless student effort at the Texas Rocket Engineering Lab. Built and led entirely by undergraduates, this mission represents over <strong>500,000 hours<\/strong> of design, testing, and commitment to excellence. Your support directly enables the final push to launch, fueling the people, systems, and operations that will carry Texas to space. <\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"border-top-left-radius:10px;border-top-right-radius:10px;border-top-color:var(--kenta-accent-color);border-top-width:2px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--x-small)\"><em>Your support would be invaluable in this critical moment.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-2 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-font-size is-style-fill has-x-large-font-size\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-background has-border-color has-text-align-left wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/give.utexas.edu\/campaigns\/59328\/donations\/new?designation_id=OGPENTL\" style=\"border-color:#bf5700;border-radius:10px;background-color:#bf5700\"><strong>Help Us Launch!<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-ddd7e54852debdd2a367f186e343bc30\" style=\"color:#fffefe;min-height:100vh;aspect-ratio:unset;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1400\" height=\"950\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-1505 size-full\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/texasrocketlab.ae.utexas.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Untitled-design-4.png\" style=\"object-position:50% 100%\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" data-object-position=\"50% 100%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/texasrocketlab.ae.utexas.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Untitled-design-4.png 1400w, https:\/\/texasrocketlab.ae.utexas.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Untitled-design-4-300x204.png 300w, https:\/\/texasrocketlab.ae.utexas.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Untitled-design-4-1024x695.png 1024w, https:\/\/texasrocketlab.ae.utexas.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Untitled-design-4-768x521.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\" \/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-70 has-background-dim wp-block-cover__gradient-background has-background-gradient\" style=\"background:linear-gradient(0deg,rgba(0,0,0,0) 0%,rgba(255,255,255,0.02) 49%,rgb(0,0,0) 98%)\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\"><h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-7-x-large-font-size\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--large)\" id=\"trel-spring-2026\">TREL Spring 2026<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-2 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--medium);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--medium)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-3 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-radius:0px;border-right-color:var(--wp--preset--color--kenta-accent-active);border-right-width:3px;border-left-color:var(--wp--preset--color--kenta-accent-active);border-left-width:3px;background-color:#0e0d0fcf;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--xx-large);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--xx-large)\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-kenta-accent-color has-text-color has-link-color has-5-x-large-font-size wp-elements-df9dd1289fe729c20b8a2b910b3f2c54\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0;font-style:normal;font-weight:800\">100+<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;text-transform:uppercase\">Members <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-4 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-radius:0px;border-right-color:var(--wp--preset--color--kenta-accent-active);border-right-width:3px;border-left-color:var(--wp--preset--color--kenta-accent-active);border-left-width:3px;background-color:#bf5700cf;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--xx-large);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--xx-large)\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-kenta-accent-color has-text-color has-link-color has-5-x-large-font-size wp-elements-b4af2165c1b23b3aec0439fe1c882f08\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0;font-style:normal;font-weight:800\">1<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;text-transform:uppercase\">Mission <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-5 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-radius:0px;border-right-color:var(--wp--preset--color--kenta-accent-active);border-right-width:3px;border-left-color:var(--wp--preset--color--kenta-accent-active);border-left-width:3px;background-color:#0e0d0fcf;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--xx-large);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--xx-large)\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-kenta-accent-color has-text-color has-link-color has-5-x-large-font-size wp-elements-90e67c793a51399a96bf51ace2a79007\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0;font-style:normal;font-weight:800\">14<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;text-transform:uppercase\">teams<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-radius:0px;border-right-color:var(--wp--preset--color--kenta-accent-active);border-right-width:3px;border-left-color:var(--wp--preset--color--kenta-accent-active);border-left-width:3px;background-color:#0e0d0fcf;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--xx-large);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--xx-large)\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-kenta-accent-color has-text-color has-link-color has-5-x-large-font-size wp-elements-c1547ce627482ee056623da72fb40fda\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0;font-style:normal;font-weight:800\">2<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;text-transform:uppercase\">ROCKETS<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--large)\" id=\"meet-the-teams\">MEET THE TEAMS<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-15 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-kenta-blocks-group kb-group-d6d46ad5 kb-group\"><div class=\"kb-group-inner-container\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-kenta-blocks-group kb-group-f048461c kb-group\"><div class=\"kb-group-inner-container\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-3 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-border-color has-kenta-base-200-border-color is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-kenta-base-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-radius:24px\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full has-custom-border\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/texasrocketlab.ae.utexas.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/hal_leads.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1526\" style=\"border-top-left-radius:16px;border-top-right-radius:16px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/texasrocketlab.ae.utexas.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/hal_leads.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/texasrocketlab.ae.utexas.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/hal_leads-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/texasrocketlab.ae.utexas.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/hal_leads-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-7 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"has-kenta-accent-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-inherit-font-size wp-elements-d373d8dcc6567d0bc09dc350905e08aa\" style=\"border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:33px;color:#bf5700;margin-top:0;margin-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--small);margin-left:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--xx-small);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--small);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--xx-small);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--small)\"><strong>Engineering<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-kenta-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-baa88d00ff3386791d80bcb03822e219\">.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-8 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\"><h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-kenta-font-medium-font-size\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0\" id=\"halcyon\">HALCYON<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Our premier bi-propellant rocket.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-verse\"><a href=\"https:\/\/texasrocketlab.ae.utexas.edu\/?page_id=245\">Read More \u2192<\/a><\/pre>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-border-color has-kenta-base-200-border-color is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-kenta-base-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-radius:24px\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full has-custom-border\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/texasrocketlab.ae.utexas.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/neptune_leads.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1527\" style=\"border-top-left-radius:16px;border-top-right-radius:16px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/texasrocketlab.ae.utexas.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/neptune_leads.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/texasrocketlab.ae.utexas.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/neptune_leads-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/texasrocketlab.ae.utexas.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/neptune_leads-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-10 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"has-kenta-accent-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-inherit-font-size wp-elements-49c92119caba2d092a5c027401c7df71\" style=\"border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:33px;color:#bf5700;margin-top:0;margin-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--small);margin-left:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--xx-small);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--small);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--xx-small);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--small)\"><strong><strong>Engineering<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-kenta-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-e0d3b01be123b831478d7302a9d10bcf\">.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-11 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\"><h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-kenta-font-medium-font-size\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0\" id=\"neptune\">NEPTUNE<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Our next rocket iteration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-verse\"><a href=\"https:\/\/texasrocketlab.ae.utexas.edu\/?page_id=729\">Read More \u2192<\/a><\/pre>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-kenta-base-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;border-radius:21px\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full has-custom-border\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" src=\"https:\/\/texasrocketlab.ae.utexas.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMG_6281-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"The Operations Team hooks 'em.\" class=\"wp-image-835\" style=\"border-top-left-radius:16px;border-top-right-radius:16px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;object-fit:cover\" 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has-kenta-accent-color\"><strong>Professor Kevin Sagis<\/strong> <\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-kenta-accent-active-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-66b51545d61c23b007905cd38671ebde\" style=\"margin-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--large)\">Before becoming a Professor of Practice and the TREL Program Director, Professor Sagis assembled an extensive portfolio during his four decades in aerospace.&nbsp; Early on in his career, he was focused on the government sector with NASA and the Space Shuttle.&nbsp;Later, he pivoted to commercial space at Lockheed Martin and created two cutting-edge launch vehicles: sparks that helped ignite NewSpace and the small-satellite industry.&nbsp;Also, at Lockheed Martin, he designed and fielded two launch vehicles that were instrumental in protecting the United States and our allies.&nbsp;Later in his career, he was a founding member of Virgin Orbit and architected a unique air-launched liquid rocket designed for small satellites and resilient world-wide operations.&nbsp;In addition to his wide-ranging experience in aerospace, he has made key contributions to the aviation sector, advancing remotely piloted aircraft, as well as being active in dot-com industry, creating wireless internet capability for Ticketmaster Online &#8211; Citysearch and refining automated loan processing for American Express Business Finance.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:40%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-kenta-blocks-image kb-image kb-image-a61f5678\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/texasrocketlab.ae.utexas.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/sagis.webp\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-897731f4280d8a842b4a0a6e2ca17dba\" style=\"color:#fffefe;min-height:70vh;aspect-ratio:unset;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" 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