Aerospace & Defense Technology
Jun 19, 2026 · 13 min · 9 segments
On this episode of the Aerospace & Defense Technology podcast, Brian Ippolitto, Vice President of Space Systems, discusses how spacecraft component engineering is evolving to meet the accelerating…
Brian IppolittoGuest
Woodrow Bellamy IIIHost[whooshing] So Brian, for listeners who may not be familiar with Moroda Controls, can you start by describing who the company is, what it provides to the space industry, and where its products fit within today's spacecraft and launch ecosystem?
So, uh, Moroda Controls identifies as a solution provider, uh, for both defense and aerospace application.
Uh, we like to say that we're focused on pressure, power, and position, so obviously the, the pressure side of things is in the hydraulics and pneumatics realm for mostly for valves for the space and the, the naval markets.
On the power and position side of things, we do a lot of power conversion, so that's AC to DC and DC to DC power conversion, as well as other controllers and, and, uh, unique applications for aerospace, space, and naval markets.
Uh, on the space side of things, uh, the launch vehicle ecosystem, uh, and obviously the in-space propulsion, uh, components are, are very important to us.
Uh, typically we say that we play in the quarter-inch to three-quarter-inch line size for valves, uh, anything from a small thruster on an in-space propulsion to a larger valve that's used on a launch vehicle.
Um, everything from tank pressurization to grid fin actuation, um, and, you know, the, the one-offs, uh, that we get called for.
We've done a lot of work on International Space Station, so really a, a full technology, um, suite for, uh, serving, uh, a wide range of markets.
[whooshing] So Brian, for listeners who may not be familiar with Moroda Controls, can you start by describing who the company is, what it provides to the space industry, and where its products fit within today's spacecraft and launch ecosystem?
So, uh, Moroda Controls identifies as a solution provider, uh, for both defense and aerospace application.
Uh, we like to say that we're focused on pressure, power, and position, so obviously the, the pressure side of things is in the hydraulics and pneumatics realm for mostly for valves for the space and the, the naval markets.
On the power and position side of things, we do a lot of power conversion, so that's AC to DC and DC to DC power conversion, as well as other controllers and, and, uh, unique applications for aerospace, space, and naval markets.
Uh, on the space side of things, uh, the launch vehicle ecosystem, uh, and obviously the in-space propulsion, uh, components are, are very important to us.
Uh, typically we say that we play in the quarter-inch to three-quarter-inch line size for valves, uh, anything from a small thruster on an in-space propulsion to a larger valve that's used on a launch vehicle.
Um, everything from tank pressurization to grid fin actuation, um, and, you know, the, the one-offs, uh, that we get called for.
We've done a lot of work on International Space Station, so really a, a full technology, um, suite for, uh, serving, uh, a wide range of markets.
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