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Education History

  • S.B., Aeronautics & Astronautics, MIT
  • Graduate Certificate in Guidance & Control, Aeronautics & Astronautics, Stanford University
  • M.S., Applied Physics, The Johns Hopkins University

Work Experience

Director of Business Development, Raytheon

Publications

Selected (40+ total):
1. Rogers, Aaron Q., A Cosmic Shift: Small Satellites Are Driving a Commercial Space Revolution, In-Q-Tel IQT Quarterly (2015), Volume 6, Number 3.
2. Rogers, Aaron Q. (2014), Operationally Responsive Space: Creating the Enablers. In R. Sandau, H-P. Roser, A. Valenzuela (Eds.), Small Satellites for Earth Observation: Operationally Responsive Space (pp. 307-328), International Academy of Astronautics.
3. Apland, Clint T., Rogers, Aaron Q., Persons, Dave F., Summers, Robert A., Kee, Lake A., A Flexible Rideshare Adapter System to Increase Space Access for “Express” Class 20-50 kg Small Satellite Missions, SSC13-V-04, AIAA/USU Conference for Small Satellites, Logan, UT, August 12-15th, 2013.
4. Rogers, A. Q., and Summers, R. A., Creating Capable Nanosatellites for Critical Space Missions, Johns Hopkins APL Technical Digest (2010), Volume 29, Number 3, pp. 283-288.
5. Rogers, Aaron, Anderson, Charles, Lotito, Napolillo, David, Scherock, Jeff, Sharer, Peter, Wadsley, Brian, Submarine Launched Space Payloads: History, Utility, and Challenges, Submarine Technology Symposium, Laurel, MD, May 11-13, 2010.
6. Rogers, Aaron Q., Paxton, Larry J., Darrin, M. Ann (2010), Small Satellite Constellations for Measurements of the Near-Earth Space Environment. In R. Sandau, H-P. Roser, A. Valenzuela (Eds.), Small Satellite Missions for Earth Observation: New Developments and Trends (pp. 113-121), Berlin: Springer.
7. Sandhoo, G.P., Rogers, A.Q., Stadter, P.A., et al., Standards for Responsive Small Satellites, ESA Small Satellites Systems and Services Symposium, Rhodes, Greece, May 26-30th, 2008.
8. Rogers, Aaron, Jordan, Luis, McDermott, Scott, The SMARTBus™ High Capability Modular Spacecraft Architecture for Responsive Space and Low Cost Microsatellite Missions, Responsive Space Conference, Los Angeles, CA, April 19-22nd, 2004.
9. Shao, X., Junor, W., Zenick, R., Rogers, A., Dighe, K., Passive Interferometric Millimeter-Wave Imaging: Achieving Big Results with a Constellation of Small Satellites, SPIE Defense and Securities Symposium Proceedings, 5410-40, Orlando, FL, April 12-16th, 2004.
10. Rogers, Aaron Q. et al., SHERPA: A Flexible, Modular Spacecraft for Orbit Transfer and On-Orbit Operations, SSC03-II-2, AIAA/USU Conference on Small Satellites, Logan, UT, August 11-14th, 2003.

Honors and Awards

  • U.S. Patent No. 10,053,243 issued on August 21, 2018 for a “Release System for Deploying Satellites.” (2018)
  • U.S. Patent No. 8,939,409 issued on January 27, 2015 for an “Adaptor System for Deploying Small Satellites.” (2015)

Professional Organizations

AIAA
International Academy of Astronautics

Courses

Next Offered
Spring 2025
Open
Course Format
Asynchronous Online
Primary Program
Space Systems Engineering
Location
Online