Dr. Robert Antypas

Space, Access, Mobility, and Logistics Mission Area Lead

Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL)

Dr. Robert “Rob” Antypas is the Space Access, Logistics, and Mobility (SAML) Mission Area Lead for AFRL, coordinating the lab’s customer engagement strategy and ensuring synchronization with the tech needs of USSF, Space Operations Command, and Space System Command. He also leads engagements with partners in the Department of Defense, the Intelligence Community, industry, and academia. Before his selection as the SAML MAL, Dr. Antypas served as the interim Electric Propulsion Group Lead in the In-Space propulsion Branch. He led research and program management in the AFRL Propulsion Directorate, where he has been since 2013. His research and program management focused on the development and testing of electric propulsion devises for space logistics, access, and mobility. He was commissioned by the Air Force Academy in 2007. From 2007 to 2011, he served on active duty at the Air Force Research Laboratory where he led the development and T&E of cutting-edge rockets for hypersonic boost. From 2011 to 2014, he was stationed at the Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC) where he led teams of program managers fielding $140-$230-million-dollar software development programs for what became the Space Force.

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