About Us

The story of Moonshot

Our founders

Why We Started

Moonshot began with the recognition that the future of humanity extends beyond Earth.
The space economy is no longer a distant dream. It is a rapidly expanding industry projected to reach trillions of dollars within the next decade. Stations, satellites, manufacturing platforms, and lunar missions are already redefining what space means.
But no economy, on Earth or in orbit, can thrive without a proper logistics layer.

While rockets have flawlessly enabled access to space, they were not designed to sustain a dynamic, high-frequency supply chain. A growing space economy requires more than missions. It requires infrastructure. We started Moonshot to build that missing layer.

Yes, it is ambitious. Yes, it sounds almost impossible. That is exactly why we chose our name.

Our Vision

We envision a future where space operates as a continuous, living ecosystem — supported by a reliable, on-demand logistics backbone connecting Earth and orbit.

By leveraging electromagnetic launch technology, we are building a new category of space infrastructure: efficient, high-cadence, and designed to sustain daily operations beyond Earth.

We are not here to compete with rockets. We are here to complement them.

Large launch vehicles move heavy infrastructure. Moonshot enables the ongoing flow of fuel, resources, spare parts, and payloads that keep space systems operating and evolving. Because the next era of space will not be defined by who gets there first, but by who builds what lasts.

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Hilla Haddad Chmelnik

Co-founder & CEO

Aerospace engineer and former Director General of Israel’s Ministry of Innovation, Science and Technology, with senior leadership roles across national defense and large-scale infrastructure programs.

Previously served in Israel’s Ministry of Defense, including work on the Iron Dome missile defense system. Brings deep expertise in systems engineering, regulation, safety, and execution of mission-critical technology initiatives at national scale.

Fred Simon

Co-founder & CTO

Technology architect and Co-Founder of JFrog, where he led the design of globally adopted software platforms serving enterprise, defense, and aerospace organizations.

Expert in distributed systems and high-reliability architectures with over two decades of experience building large-scale, mission-critical technologies. Brings deep expertise in designing resilient systems for complex operational environments.

Shahar Bahiri

Co-founder & COO

Serial deep-tech entrepreneur with extensive experience building and scaling complex, hardware-intensive technology companies. Former Co-Founder and CEO of Valerann, delivering real-time infrastructure systems to national transportation authorities and large operators.

Brings deep expertise in leading multidisciplinary R&D teams and executing mission-critical programs in highly regulated environments.