OUR MISSION

Launch on Demand integrates and synchronizes real-time data from the best and most reliable international sources to create safe passage corridors for our customer's launch vehicles and their payloads. We understand the necessity and complexities of space travel and desire to leverage our skill and expertise in order to provide the finest end-to-end launch service available. Our flight-tracking system is the largest in the US sourcing data from more than 60 feeds and our patented On Orbit Collision Avoidance software will provide you with the smoothest launch, passage, and space vehicle recovery possible. We aim to  inspire you to aspire. 

OUR TEAM

Launch On Demand is led by aerospace and technology pioneers who recognize the opportunity to create new value for the space economy. Our staff have extensive experience in U.S. government ranges and are committed to ending the industry’s reliance on 1960’s practices and technologies. In addition to tearing down stovepipes and inefficiencies, they have developed a federated and patent-pending architecture to network and define a safe, effective, and efficient range.

Burton Catledge

Burton Catledge, Colonel, USAF (Ret) is Launch On Demand’s CEO. He has 15 years of launch, acquisition, strategy, finance, and orbital safety experience. Prior to founding Launch On Demand he was the Commander of the US Air Force’s 45th Operations Group, 45th Space Wing, with operations at Patrick Air Force Base, Florida, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, and Kennedy Space Center. He has extensive knowledge and operational experience at both the United States Eastern and Western Ranges. 

Marshall Heard

Marshall Heard​​ is Launch On Demand’s Senior Advisor. Marsh enjoyed a 55+ year career in the aerospace industry and was a Boeing Company Vice President. He has served on numerous cabinet-level panels and commissions, including the Defense Science Board and the Commercial Space Transportation Advisory Committee, and has been a frequent witness before the US Congress.

Lisa Catledge

Lisa Catledge, co-founder of Launch On Demand, has two decades of experience in asset management, event scheduling, inventory cycling and all other work-at-home mom activities. She's successfully launched two astronauts out of the house and is in preparatory stages with the remaining 4. Lisa plays an integral role in all current LOD activities. 

Jonathan Davis

Jonathan Davis​, Lieutenant Colonel, USAF (Ret) is co-founder and the Chief Technology Officer of Launch On Demand. Jonathan brings 15 years of experience leading innovation and information technology (IT) change, cybersecurity, and space support/launch transformation. Before founding Launch On Demand, he led a communications organization supporting government and commercial launches at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station and Kennedy Space Center where he improved computer, network, and critical mission system operations.

Morgan Polk

Morgan Polk, Major, USMC, (Ret) has over 25 years of national security and special operations intelligence experience.  He is currently a Special Advisor to the Space-Information Sharing and Analysis Center and US CENTCOM.  Most recently he was the SpaceX Senior Security Manager at Cape Canaveral where he developed a world-class program protecting people, property, and operations.  He led regional efforts to increase information and intelligence sharing between public and private organizations to increase resilience against threats to space launch operations. In this capacity, he was co-chair for private industry on the Area Maritime Security Council and Regional Domestic Security Task Force-5.

Kevin Hatton

Kevin Hatton is COO for Launch on Demand. Prior to joining, he was Commercial Launch Solutions Manager at ARCTOS Technology Solutions from 2019-21. From 2016-19, he was Mission Assurance Manager at Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX), where he was responsible for managing launch and reentry, including all FAA licensing and permitting activities for Falcon 9, Falcon Heavy, Dragon, and Starship. Hatton was employed at the Federal Aviation Administration prior to that, where he acquired over 20 years experience in Air Traffic Control, Air Traffic Management, and NextGen research. He was FAA Program Manager for Space Vehicle Operations (SVO) and developed the SVO Concept of Operations. He has authored numerous papers on aerospace topics. 

Devon Cohen

Devon Cohen has extensive experience in leading accelerated organic growth, corporate acquisition, and harvesting businesses for both VC and Fortune 50 companies, including Mercedes-Benz, Merrill Lynch, Ford, KPMG, and HSBC. Following successive growth within the Daimler organization, Devon grew to lead DaimlerChrysler’s Western Finance operations, responsible for the profitability of a $15 billion commercial and consumer finance portfolio.  After being recruited by the President of Ford as CEO of FordDirect he led the growth of Ford’s Dealer Internet operation growing internet sales from 2% of Ford’s sales to over 9%. After moving to Florida, he created a company that raised $7 million of capital, ultimately going public and selling to Yahoo for over $200 million. Since then, Devon has been working in industries as varied as Native American economic development to Commercial Aviation Repair.