# Chris Pearson

> Chris Pearson is a British-born, naturalized American space executive and engineer who has spent more than 25 years moving between missions, spacecraft, components and company-building. Now CEO of Agile Space Industries, he is applying lessons from Airbus, Moog, ABSL Space Products, Surrey Satellite US, Roccor and Redwire to scale a Colorado propulsion business built around additive manufacturing, in-house hot-fire testing and fast chemical propulsion.

- **Role:** Chief Executive Officer at Agile Space Industries
- **Organizations:** Agile Space Industries, Redwire, Roccor, Surrey Satellite Technology US, ABSL Space Products, Moog, Airbus
- **From:** United Kingdom
- **Nationality:** American (naturalized in 2016; originally from the United Kingdom)
- **Education:** Bachelor's degree in Mathematics, University of Manchester, Master's degree in Astronautics and Space Engineering, Cranfield University, Master's degree in Control Engineering, Imperial College London, Executive MBA, University of Colorado Boulder
- **Known for:** Helped lead ABSL Space Products through growth and commercialization before its 2011 acquisition by EnerSys., Led Roccor before its 2020 acquisition by Redwire., Built more than 25 years of experience across component, spacecraft and mission-level work in US and European civil, commercial and military space programs.

## Career timeline

- **Late 1990s** — Began his space career and handled high-pressure work connected to a major UK Ministry of Defence military satellite communications asset.
- **Before 2011** — Led growth and commercialization at Colorado-based ABSL Space Products before its acquisition by EnerSys in 2011.
- **2016** — Became a naturalized United States citizen.
- **Before 2020** — Worked across major space organizations including Airbus and Moog, and at Surrey Satellite Technology US, later acquired by General Atomics.
- **2020** — Led small-satellite component supplier Roccor through its acquisition by Redwire.
- **2022** — Served as Redwire executive vice president for critical components, overseeing divisions in Massachusetts and Luxembourg.
- **2023** — Became CEO of Agile Space Industries to help commercialize and scale its chemical-propulsion products.
- **2024** — Presented Agile at TechCrunch Disrupt, where the company was a top-five finalist from more than 400 aerospace challenge applications.
- **2025** — Discussed Agile's 50% annual growth, $42 million backlog and expansion from components toward complete propulsion systems and launch logistics.
- **2026** — Led Agile through a $17 million Series A and expansion of its Durango headquarters to roughly 40,000 square feet.

## Achievements

- Helped lead ABSL Space Products through growth and commercialization before its 2011 acquisition by EnerSys.
- Led Roccor before its 2020 acquisition by Redwire.
- Built more than 25 years of experience across component, spacecraft and mission-level work in US and European civil, commercial and military space programs.
- Became CEO of Agile Space Industries in 2023 and led its transition toward scaled propulsion manufacturing.
- Represented Agile as a top-five finalist at the 2024 TechCrunch Disrupt aerospace challenge.
- Led Agile during a 2026 $17 million Series A and a Durango headquarters expansion that more than doubled the facility footprint.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — Agile opened a 20,500-square-foot expansion of its Durango headquarters, taking the site to about 40,000 square feet. Pearson said the company expected to have grown more than four-fold since 2022 by year-end.
- **2026-03** — In a Balerion Space interview, Pearson discussed Agile's $28 million prior-year revenue, $60 million backlog, roughly $39 million raised to date and plans to expand from components into complete propulsion systems.
- **2026-02** — Agile announced an oversubscribed $17 million Series A to expand its in-space propulsion capabilities.
- **2026-01** — Agile broke ground on its Tulsa Space Test Center, a planned propulsion testing facility adjacent to Tulsa International Airport.
- **2025-08** — Agile was selected to provide propulsion for The Exploration Company's Nyx mission, a European cargo spacecraft targeting the International Space Station.

## Links

- Website: https://agilespaceindustries.com/chris-pearson
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-pearson-44235416

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