Adam Barton spent over a decade building product at Google, Pinterest, and Reddit before bringing that foundation to space and defense. At Astra Space he led launch automation systems that reduced mission control operators from forty to two while keeping humans meaningfully in the loop. At Slingshot Aerospace he led product, design, and user research — building AI agents for space operations and tracking systems from LEO to cislunar space.
Through 12o2 he advises space and defense tech startups and angel invests in early-stage founders building the infrastructure and decision layer of the space economy. He is a graduate student at the Colorado School of Mines focusing on how commercial space companies are influencing the development of the space economy and national security. More at adambarton.co.