Vlad Levykin

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Volodymyr (Vlad) Levykin (born February 1976) is a CEO and founder of UK private space company Skyrora.[1][2][3]

Biography

Levykin was born in Zaporizhzhia, where he graduated from Zaporizhya National Technical University with a Master's degree in Computer Science.[4][5][6]

While working in Silicon Valley, Volodymyr decided to move with his family to Edinburgh and start a space startup.[7]

Levykin founded rocket company Skyrora in 2017 in the UK. It’s based in Edinburgh.[8][9] Private investors were involved in the development of the company.[10][11]

Levykin makes Skyrora ecologically-sustainable by investing in eco-fuel for rockets.[12][13][14]

For his sustainability-directed activities, Volodymyr was recognised as Entrepreneur of the Year in Aerospace & Defence by The Stevie Awards.

In 2021, Levykin announced the creation of the Orbital Transfer Vehicle (OTV) able to perform satellite removal, refuelling and replacement and debris removal from orbit.[15][16][17][18] During the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Levykin partly relocated his Skyrora’s team to Edinburgh.[19][20]

References

  1. ^ "Rocket launch deal signed for Unst space centre". BBC News. 2021-10-12. Retrieved 2022-07-01.
  2. ^ "How a space startup raced to rescue employee families from Ukraine". Fortune. Retrieved 2022-07-01.
  3. ^ Margolis, Jonathan (2022-04-05). "Scotland is entering the space race – so will its rocket company ever take off?". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2022-07-01.
  4. ^ Warburton, Simon. "Elon Musk rocket firm veteran joins Skyrora for maiden launch". Press and Journal. Retrieved 2022-07-01.
  5. ^ Тітофф, Олексій (2020-08-05). "Українець в Британії створив космічну компанію-конкурента для Ілона Маска". OBOZREVATEL NEWS (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2022-07-01.
  6. ^ Gazeta.ua (2020-08-05). "Конкурент SpaceX: українець створив потужну космічну компанію". Gazeta.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2022-07-01.
  7. ^ "Space Spotlight: Skyrora has one incredible secret to share | Scotland.org". Scotland. Retrieved 2022-07-01.
  8. ^ "Skyrora hires chief operations officer with US Air Force and Elon Musk's SpaceX experience | The National". 2022-06-09. Archived from the original on 2022-06-09. Retrieved 2022-07-01.
  9. ^ "The Space Industry Bill 2017-2019".
  10. ^ Tereza Pultarova (2022-03-03). "British rocket startup's staff helping defend Dnipro, Ukraine's space city". Space.com. Retrieved 2022-07-01.
  11. ^ "How Skyrora Aims To Be The First Private Company To Launch Into Space From The UK | Space Bandits". www.spacebandits.io. Retrieved 2022-07-01.
  12. ^ "SaxaVord deal puts Skyrora XL rocket on launchpad". The Engineer. Retrieved 2022-07-01.
  13. ^ "The greatest space mission will be tackling climate change and protecting our planet". CityAM. 2021-03-21. Retrieved 2022-07-01.
  14. ^ "The Ian King Business podcast: BoE and Climate, Fintech, Rocket Fuel". Sky News. Retrieved 2022-07-01.
  15. ^ "UK space missions to launch from 2022 as rocket company Skyrora and SaxaVord Spaceport secure landmark deal". Sky News. Retrieved 2022-07-01.
  16. ^ "SaxaVord deal puts Skyrora XL rocket on launchpad". The Engineer. Retrieved 2022-07-01.
  17. ^ "Major Tim Peake drops in to show support for Edinburgh rocket firm Skyrora's space junk mission". www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com. Retrieved 2022-07-01.
  18. ^ admin (2021-05-19). "Rocket crash highlights need for space clean up". The Edinburgh Reporter. Retrieved 2022-07-01.
  19. ^ "Could the UK win the new space race by the end of this year?". Sky News. Retrieved 2022-07-01.
  20. ^ Tereza Pultarova (2022-03-03). "British rocket startup's staff helping defend Dnipro, Ukraine's space city". Space.com. Retrieved 2022-07-01.


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