Meridian Space Command

Meridian Space Command delivers world-class mission support, enabling technologies and professional education across the space and hypersonics sectors. From Earth to the Lunar surface, and anywhere between and beyond, Meridian empowers clients – ranging from primes and startups to defence agencies, investors, and academics – to execute complex missions with confidence.

Led by Dr. Sam Richards, a former NASA Mission Director with over 20 years of global experience, Meridian offers elite mission leadership across both government and commercial programmes. Dr. Richards has directed high-risk, high-impact missions involving advanced propulsion, orbital servicing, lunar transfer, and next-gen hypersonic systems. His operational fluency spans the full spectrum of users, from national agencies and defence primes to VC-backed startups and research institutions.

Alongside mission delivery, Meridian develops enabling technologies that power sovereign and sustainable space access, and runs flagship professional education programmes that train the next generation of mission operators. With clients and collaborators across the UK, US, Europe, and Asia, Meridian is a trusted force in building the future of spaceflight.