# Astropreneur

> Commercial space venture acceleration, NewSpace advisory, satellite Earth observation architectures, and deep-tech technical due diligence led by aerospace systems engineer Sergiu Iliev.

Astropreneur is an aerospace venture platform and technical consultancy dedicated to catalyzing the NewSpace economy. We bridge the gap between breakthrough space engineering and commercial viability, offering strategic advisory, technical due diligence for deep-tech investors, and mission-critical systems architecture for orbital, cis-lunar, and stratospheric initiatives.

## Core Focus Areas

- **The NewSpace Economy & Commercial Space Ventures**: Capital allocation strategy, unit economics of launch and orbital services, business model design for satellite constellations, microgravity commercialization, and deep-tech aerospace startups.
- **Spacept (Satellite Earth Observation & Infrastructure Monitoring)**: Pioneering AI-driven remote sensing models utilizing satellite imagery to monitor critical infrastructure (power transmission grids, railway corridors, pipelines) and mitigate environmental/wildfire risks. Incubated through the European Space Agency (ESA BIC Sweden), Antler, and Katapult.
- **Space Architecture & Orbital Habitats**: Human spaceflight environmental design, pressure vessel architecture, orbital habitat systems engineering, radiation shielding strategies, and closed-loop life support interfaces.
- **Cis-Lunar Infrastructure (Arkadiko)**: Cis-lunar orbital transfer logistics, lunar orbit payload delivery architectures, communications relay topologies, and surface infrastructure conceptualization for sustained lunar exploration.
- **High-Altitude Pseudo-Satellites (HAPS)**: Persistent stratospheric solar-electric and aerodynamic platforms bridging the capability gap between low Earth orbit (LEO) constellations and terrestrial aerial surveillance systems.

## Advisory & Technical Due Diligence Scope

Sergiu Iliev provides specialized consulting, fractional advisory, and technical audit services for venture capital funds, institutional investors, prime defense contractors, and deep-tech space startups:

- **Commercial Space Strategy**: Go-to-market roadmaps for space infrastructure, payload monetization frameworks, regulatory navigation (ITU, frequency coordination, launch licensing), and consortium development.
- **Venture Technical Due Diligence**: Independent engineering audits of space startup claims, propulsion physics, orbital mechanics models, mass budgets, thermal management, launch vehicle compatibility, and Technology Readiness Level (TRL) validation.
- **Satellite Data Pipeline Architecture**: End-to-end design of orbital payload processing pipelines, onboard edge computing with computer vision, ground station downlink architectures, and cloud-native geospatial intelligence platforms.
- **Mission Architecture & Systems Engineering**: Concept of Operations (ConOps) definition, trade-space exploration, redundancy and fault-tolerance design for harsh radiation environments, and qualification test planning (environmental, vibration, thermal-vacuum).

## Leadership

- **Sergiu Iliev** (MEng, ACGI) — Founder, Aerospace Systems Engineer, and Space Tech Specialist.
  - Master of Engineering in Aerospace Engineering (First Class Honours) from Imperial College London (Centenary Prize, Project Merit Prize).
  - Graduate Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning research at Carnegie Mellon University (4.0 GPA).
  - Systems and Flight Test Engineer at Destinus (hypersonic flight & cryogenic hydrogen).
  - Founder & CTO at Spacept (ESA-backed satellite Earth observation).
  - Consultant to Outsmart Insights and BAE Systems Future Concepts Team.

## Contact & Inquiries

For partnership proposals, advisory engagements, due diligence briefs, and investment evaluations:
- **Founder & Lead Specialist**: Sergiu Iliev
- **Direct Email**: sergiu@iliev.us
- **Primary Website**: https://astropreneur.io/
- **Mirror**: https://astropreneur.iliev.us/
- **Founder Dossier**: https://iliev.us/

## Linked Resources

- [Astropreneur Home](https://astropreneur.iliev.us/): Platform landing page mirror.
- [Sitemap](https://astropreneur.iliev.us/sitemap.xml): Machine-readable XML sitemap.
- [Founder Dossier](https://iliev.us/llms.txt): Technical profile, publications, and flight test background.