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Jordan Noone
Born (1992-11-30) November 30, 1992 (age 32)
EducationUniversity of Southern California (BS)
Employer(s)Relativity Space, Embedded Ventures
TitleCo-Founder, Founding CTO, and Executive Advisor of Relativity Space
General Partner, Embedded Ventures

Jordan Noone (born 1992) is an American aerospace engineer, entrepreneur, and venture capitalist.

Early life and education

Noone became the first student and youngest individual in the world to get Federal Aviation Administration clearance to fly a rocket to space while leading the Rocket Propulsion Lab at the University of Southern California.[1]

Career

In 2013, after his junior year at the University of Southern California, Noone interned with Blue Origin's propulsion group.[2] After graduating from the University of Southern California, Noone was hired by SpaceX as an In-Space Propulsion Development Engineer.[3] Noone co-founded Relativity Space, a company building a 3D printer for rockets, with Tim Ellis in 2015. In September 2020, Noone stepped down as the CTO of Relativity Space, becoming an Executive Advisor to the company.[4]

Recognitions

Noone was recognized by Forbes in two of their 30 Under 30 lists in 2019 - the Manufacturing and Industry list[5] and the Big Money list.[6]

In 2018, Noone was included on Inc.'s Rising Stars list of Most Inspiring Young Entrepreneurs.[7]

Business Insider recognized Noone on their 2018 "30 And Under: These are the rising stars in tech who are driving innovation" list.[8]

Noone currently holds two patents for real-time adaptive control of manufacturing processes using machine learning.[9]

References

  1. ^ "Jordan Noone, Relativity Space". Incubate USC. Retrieved September 28, 2020.
  2. ^ Godlewski, Carl (May 28, 2013). "From the Land of Screenplays a NewSpace Trojan Emerges: An interview with Jordan Noone of the USC Rocket Propulsion Lab". New Space Global. Retrieved November 5, 2020.
  3. ^ Boyle, Alan (October 1, 2019). "Relativity Space raises $140M to stay on track for 3D-printed rocket's launch". GeekWire. Retrieved November 5, 2020.
  4. ^ Sheetz, Michael (September 9, 2020). "Co-founder of 3D rocket printer Relativity steps down as tech chief, will stay as advisor". CNBC. Retrieved September 28, 2020.
  5. ^ "30 Under 30 2019: Manufacturing & Industry". Forbes. Archived from the original on August 9, 2020. Retrieved August 19, 2020.
  6. ^ "30 Under 30 2019: Big Money". Forbes. Archived from the original on November 27, 2019. Retrieved November 5, 2020.
  7. ^ "Meet the 30 Most Inspiring Young Entrepreneurs of 2018". Inc.com. Archived from the original on April 19, 2019. Retrieved November 5, 2020.
  8. ^ "30 And Under: These are the rising stars in tech who are driving innovation". Business Insider. Retrieved November 5, 2020.
  9. ^ "Real-time adaptive control of manufacturing processes using machine learning". Google Patents. Retrieved May 5, 2022.