Maxim Kraft

Maxim Kraft works in cost engineering at Planet. Previously, he co-founded Vista Power and Tour and worked at SpaceX and Rocket Lab, following economics and physics studies at UC Berkeley.

Career

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Based in: San Francisco
Elsewhere

Planet

Feb 2026 — Present

Cost Engineering

Vista Power

Dec 2023 — Jul 2026

Co-Founder, CEO

NewSpace @ Berkeley

May 2022 — May 2023

Chief Marketing Officer

NewSpace @ Berkeley

Sep 2022 — Apr 2023

Project Manager (Xona Space Systems)

University of California - Berkeley

Bachelor's studies, Economics and Physics

Foothill College

Associate of Arts, Economics

Products & media

linkedin.com

Beginner’s guide to space launch

Maxim’s original illustrated explainer connects orbital mechanics, rocket reusability and launch economics to the businesses making space accessible.

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Maxim Kraft

Planet

Vista Power

NewSpace @ Berkeley

NewSpace @ Berkeley

University of California - Berkeley

Foothill College

Products & media

Beginner’s guide to space launch

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