Kenneth A. Heinly
Vice President
Launch Products & Services
Ken Heinly is vice president of Launch Products & Services. In this capacity he is responsible for two Boeing subsidiaries: Boeing Commercial Space Company and Boeing Launch Services. Boeing Commercial Space Company (BCSC) provides the payload accommodations and launch services to the Sea Launch Company, a multinational company in which Boeing is a 40 percent owner. Boeing Launch Services markets and provides Delta launch services to the commercial community. Boeing procures these services from the United Launch Alliance.
Prior to this assignment Heinly was in charge of a variety of Launch Systems programs including New Horizons Upper Stage, Titan Payload Fairing, Inertial Upper Stage and the HII launch vehicle tanks for MHI.
Heinly has also held key positions in Delta launch vehicle development. He was the integrated product team leader for the Delta III and Delta IV Payload Accommodations, the Delta III Interstage and various Delta II upgrades. Prior to those assignments, he was in charge of Delta Systems Engineering, which included Safety and Reliability and Mission Engineering.
Heinly began his career at McDonnell Douglas as a loads engineer on the Spartan missile defense program. He held several positions of increasing responsibility as a strength analysis manager on the Titan payload fairing program and then as manager of various engineering functions on a variety of space and defense programs.
Heinly received Master of Science degrees in aerospace engineering and civil engineering from the University of Southern California. He also has a Bachelor of Science degree in aerospace engineering from Pennsylvania State University.
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