He is best known as a CEO and founder of Destinus, developing a high-speed aircraft, a hybrid between an airplane and a rocket, in cargo delivery purpose.
Previously, Mikhail Kokorich has founded and developed several companies in the space industry, including Momentus, which was listed on the NASDAQ in the summer of 2021.
Dauria provided mining and construction companies with blasting services and supplied chemical reagents for power, water treatment, and wood processing.
Kokorich left Dauria Aerospace in the same year and co-founded Astro Digital, developing satellites for DARPA and commercial clients.
[13][14] In January 2021, Kokorich was forced to resign as CEO and member of Momentus' board due to pressure from the U.S. Department of Defense because of his Russian nationality.
[16][17] In 2021, Kokorich moved to Switzerland and founded Destinus to develop hydrogen-powered hyperplanes - hybrids between a rocket and an airplane for cargo transportation between continents.
The purpose of this test was to see how the hypersonic flight geometry would perform at low speeds during the critical takeoff and landing phases.