

In the Bottom 5% of 2035 Similar Sized Companies on Comparably
4th place versus 3 competitors rated on Comparably
John Thornton pioneered the lunar payload delivery business model. He has grown Astrobotic's business by attracting technology contracts, equity investment, and payload customers. Thornton led the development of Astrobotic’s Polaris lunar rover and Griffin lander. Thornton helped found the company with Red Whittaker in 2007. At Carnegie Mellon, Thornton led the build of Scarab, a NASA concept robot for lunar drilling, and the first robot to carry a prototype of NASA's RESOLVE payload.
The CEO score provides an understanding of how employees feel about the CEO’s leadership style and effectiveness at Astrobotic Technology.
Based on 7 ratings, John Thornton ranks right below iSpace's CEO.
Overall, the CEO score has remained stable over the last 90 days.
Astrobotic Technology ranks in the Bottom 5% of other companies on Comparably with 51-200 Employees for CEO Rating Score.
