FOUNDER – RTOS

Ray Ashton is CEO and CTO of RTOS, and the Chairman of AFFECTS SAT Corporation, a Texas-based company incorporated in 2017.
Mr. Ashton conceived the idea of RTOS™ decades ago. As a 35-year veteran of Aerospace, he realized that like many other visionaries and pioneers before him, he had embarked upon a long journey of absolute determination in order to build his vision. Although most successful entrepreneurs are perceived as visionaries, wishing for the stars while continuing to do things as before with some improvements, that hardly qualifies them as true visionaries. “True visionaries need passion, dedication, wisdom and unselfish purpose; when combined with a strong patriotic love of country, nothing can stop a true American visionary.”

Mr. Ashton has decades of innovation experience, whose pioneering ideas are destined to place America ahead of any other nation. His projects and startup companies have incubated entirely new industries. His career began as a Systems Engineer at Rocketdyne, where they built the Space Shuttle Main Engines (SSME), aka RS-25 rockets, still in use by NASA today (i.e. Artemis II lunar flyby). He later received a promotion and moved to the Space Division in Norwalk, California at Rockwell International. After serving at Rockwell International, Mr. Ashton launched startup companies in California and later in Texas.

Prior to RTOS, Mr. Ashton innovated Q-CAST technology at Quad International Communications Corporation (QICC) where he was the Founder, CTO, CEO and Chairman.
He attracted Lucent Technology/Alcatel with his Q-CAST innovation. Lucent later signed a $133M Agreement with QICC, which was announced in a major Press Release. The Q-CAST technology became an enabler for the very first VPN in the Telecom industry, forming the foundational infrastructure of New Media. Throughout his career, he has brought tremendous value and credibility to growing startup companies. Mr. Ashton is doing the same at RTOS™.

Over the years, Mr. Ashton has brought in many hundreds of millions of dollars in investments or contracts from large corporations and has transformed startup companies into powerhouses with his global credibility. He received The Smithsonian Institution Laureate Honor of Visionary of the Year, “Search for New Heroes”, for his Q-CAST innovation; he was nominated by Lucent Technology. Mr. Ashton earned NASA’s Excellence Award for supporting many Space Shuttle launches while serving at Rockwell International.

As an Aerospace visionary and innovator, Mr. Ashton pushes the limits of today’s technology with RTOS. His approach also builds on the latest developments in Quantum Mechanics and AI, while never forgetting his bold “Vision Without Boundaries”. He believes that in order to make humanity a multi-planetary species, collaboration with like-minded entities should not only be encouraged, but also required, as the foundation of mutual and complementary growth.

Mr. Ashton earned his undergraduate credentials in Electrical Engineering at California State University in Northridge with Advanced Studies in Communications, including Optics and Satellites at the University of California in Los Angeles (MSEE eq. UCLA). Ashton served as an Adjunct Professor at LTU, lecturing on technology innovation and entrepreneurship. He has working experience with structuring private equity investments and Reg D.

Mr. Ashton is also an accomplished FAA-Licensed Commercial Pilot and has previously served the USAF as a CAP Pilot. His other interests are Chess, the
US Constitution, Astrophysics, Quantum Mechanics, Stoic Philosophy, Geopolitics, Military Vehicles, Firearms and Motorcycles. He is a highly disciplined individual with his own unique Martial Arts and longevity lifestyle.

A message from the Founder:

I find it very amusing that some of America’s richest people, largest corporations and investors look to Europe for advanced space innovations and invest 100’s of millions of dollars in their startups, i.e., “Reaction Engine” which ended in disaster. This is not to say we shouldn’t collaborate or work with our partners in Europe. However, it is amazing how easily people forget that the United States is the only nation in human history that has landed men on the moon and traveled beyond the solar system, i.e, Voyager 1 and 2.

Most companies in the aerospace industry mimic one another, or are simply trying to improve upon the 1960’s Apollo system of reaching space. Despite being functional, the old way is too costly, has numerous possible points of failure, and is extremely wasteful with respect to both fuel consumption and required overhead. That old method is also unfriendly to the environment, to say the least. At RTOS, we have changed the entire paradigm. For one thing, RTOS is the most original spacecraft in recent history of space and aviation. There are tremendous opportunities to have an equity investment in and partner with RTOS.
I must emphasize that I have designed RTOS based on Quantum Mechanics principles, including Q-bits. Meaning, copying or stealing RTOS is not an option.

Throughout my decades-long career, I have seen hundreds of technology companies come and go. Investors usually have at least a 50% chance of losing their money when they bet on a single technology, i.e., Reaction Engine. RTOS has a different philosophy. We have many innovative technologies, thus minimizing risks for investors while maximizing return.

When it comes to space innovation, look no further than Texas. At RTOS, we are advancing space innovations on a grand scale. Don’t ever underestimate true American pioneers, especially when it comes to first-to-market in space.

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