Eric Salwan is a NewSpace advocate and entrepreneur. As one of the seed investors and first employees of Firefly Space Systems, Eric was a member of the initial team that worked to create an innovative small satellite launch solution. He has since led cross-departmental initiatives, including setting up Firefly’s IT infrastructure. Now as the Director of Commercial Business Development at Firefly Aerospace, Eric is responsible for developing the commercial business pipeline for Firefly’s Alpha launch vehicle.