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TEAM MEMBERS

Red Balloon Aerospace was founded by Dr. -Ing. C. V. S. Kiran, and Sireesh Pallikonda aerospace veterans with decades of experience across ISRO, HAL, SES, and Skyroot Aerospace. Having witnessed the limitations of satellites, drones, and traditional logistics systems in addressing persistent connectivity, defence ISR, and remote access challenges, they envisioned a new class of stratospheric systems purpose-built for India and emerging markets.

Dr. -Ing. C. V. S. Kiran

Dr. -Ing. C. V. S. Kiran

Cofounder & CEO

Ex-SKYROOT Vice President R&D and Strategic Initiatives, Ex-ISRO & -KIT,
KARMAN Fellow 2025, CAU - Kiel, Germany, Materials Specialist

Anand D

Anand D

Technical Advisor

Ex - TIFR Balloon Facility Head-Control Instrumentation,
30+ years Experience

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Ram Chilukuri

Ram Chilukuri

Honorary Advisor

Co-Founder & CEO, Semantic Bits, LLC

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Sireesh Pallikonda

Sireesh Pallikonda

Cofounder & COO

Ex - SKYROOT Vice President - Business ; Ex - SES & HAL ; NALSAR & ISU Alumni ; Space Law Expert

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Dr. M Kavya

Dr. M Kavya

Honorary Advisor

Adjunct Professor - Univ. North Dakota ; Ex - Boeing ; KARMAN Fellow 2024 ; Georgia Inst of Tech & MIT Alumni

Srinivasan S

Srinivasan S

Chief Technical Advisor

Ex- TIFR Balloon Facility Scientist In-Charge ; Advisor - World View, Space Perspective, etc.
40+ years Experience

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Col. R. Jithendra

Col. R. Jithendra

Honorary Advisor

Ex- Director R&D, Defence Space Agency-India; Vice-President XDLINX Space Labs, Hyderabad, India

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