Ben Reed serves as the Chief Technology Officer of Quantum Space. He co-founded the company in 2020 to pioneer a new space ecosystem, providing payload transportation and critical infrastructure services in geostationary orbit and cislunar space. The company’s fleet of vehicles are purpose built to deliver payloads and provide essential in-space data and communications services for customers.Â
Prior to founding Quantum, Ben served as Vice President Engineering for IBX, an innovation and investment firm, and in 2018, as Director Civil Space Policy for the National Space Council, Executive Office of the President. For the majority of Ben’s career (22 years), he worked at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, his final role being Chief of Exploration and In-Space Services Division. He was lead materials engineer on the last three Hubble Servicing Missions.Â