Meet the Team

The people building Sustaino-1.

EAK-Orbitals was founded by a small team of South African student engineers. We actively encourage youth in space — reach out to any of us for help, guidance or mentorship. We were once exactly where you are.

Founder, CEO & Lead Systems Engineer

Ethan Kaslassy

Started EAK-Orbitals in his room with 0 rand and spent countless nights doing the work needed to get EAK into orbit. Also a student pilot. Starting EAK-Orbitals was never for the profit — it was for the little boy who stared at the stars and thought, what is space like? And now he is part of that contribution to the advancement of not only space, but humanity.

"One day they'll call it ambition. Today they call it impossible."

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CCO & Telemetry Monetization Head

Mason Singh

"I don't want to be remembered for what I dreamed. I want to be remembered for what I built."

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Senior Engineer · Mechanical & Structural Specialist

Christos Prokas

"The distance between a dream and reality is measured by the days you refuse to quit."

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Electrical & Avionics Specialist

Veer Singh

"Dreams become plans. Plans become prototypes. Prototypes become history."

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Systems Integration & Autonomous Code Specialist

Josh Wasserman

"Every launch begins long before the countdown — it begins with the decision to keep building when no one is watching."

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Data Integration & Ground Station Head

Dihara Keerath

"Dreams are remembered. Sacrifices are forgotten. Yet one cannot exist without the other."

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Governance

Non-Executive Independent Board Members

Non-Executive Independent Board Member · Advising on Investments, Governance & Commercialization

Dhiyasha Chetty

"Great ventures are built where governance, capital, and vision meet."

Non-Executive Independent Board Member · Advising on Regulations, Engineering & Procurement

Tintswalo Mbatha

"Regulation is not a ceiling. It is the frame that lets us build higher."

From the Team

"The sky was never the destination. It was only the first milestone."