John Blincow
ATP, CFII, MEI, B747-4, B757/767, B717
President of Gateway Spaceport LLC
CEO, Chairman of Offworld Industries Corporation
jblincow@spacearchitect.org
BACKGROUND
- Founded Offworld Industries Corporation in May of 2022
- Founded Gateway Spaceport in October of 2012.
- Three patents granted by the USPTO for automated space construction machines to build large truss.
- Two patents pending for automated space station construction machines (Sargon Systems) with many more coming.
- Has contributed significantly to the designs of several space station projects.
- Spoken about the creation of large space stations and rotating spaceports at Caltech, Stanford, and the AIAA.
- Creator of Sargon Systems, designed to build torus-shaped space stations, spheres, and modules with astonishing speed.
- Chairman of the board and CEO of Orbital Assembly Corporation from its formation until April 2021.
- Before entering the space industry, John worked as an airline pilot for 24 years, flying all over the world in such aircraft as the Boeing 747-400, Boeing 757, and DC-10.
- Pilot Instructor with United Airlines and Flight Safety Boeing.
- Check-Point Security Instructor for The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) during its formation (2002).
ACADEMIC
- 1996-1999: United Airlines Pilot Training Center (DENTK): Extensive training (and later teaching) of Boeing 747-400, Boeing 777, Boeing 757/767 systems inflight operation and architecture.
- California State University San Bernardino 1996: Bachelor of Arts: World History
FURTHER INFORMATION
Offworld Industries Corporation