Spaceflight Industries (Spaceflight) announced today that they have been funded by the US Army Space and Missile Defense Command to design and deliver a Kestrel Eye Block 2 Earth imaging spacecraft as part of the Army’s Kestrel Eye program. Under the current effort, known as Kestrel Eye Block 2, Spaceflight will develop, build and deliver … Continued
Spaceflight Industries (Spaceflight) today announced today they have signed an exclusive agreement with Sinclair Interplanetary (Sinclair) of Toronto, Canada to begin selling and manufacturing Sinclair’s highly popular torque rods. Under the agreement, Spaceflight will take over manufacturing the Sinclair TQ-15 and TQ-40 torque rod products and their variants, which are ideal for spacecraft weighing between … Continued
Spaceflight Industries (Spaceflight) today announced it signed an agreement with ISIS of the Netherlands to begin manufacturing a US version of the ISIPOD, branded the EZPOD, in the United States. Under the terms of the agreement, Spaceflight will manufacture and integrate the EZPODs domestically with initial units available as early as January 2013. “Until now … Continued
Spaceflight Industries (Spaceflight) announced today that it has been contracted to deliver three integrated avionics suites based on its 100-Series avionics architecture for a Geosynchronous spacecraft application. The contract with an undisclosed customer covers the design and delivery of one Engineering Development Unit (EDU) and two flight units. The avionics suite includes the Spaceflight Model … Continued
Spaceflight Industries (Spaceflight) announced today that it has completed delivery of two software development units of its new 100 Series flight computer, which set a new standard for NanoSat performance. “The delivery of these 100 Series units, and the follow on delivery of flight units in early 2012, validates the system design and performance and … Continued
Spaceflight Industries (Spaceflight) has been awarded a $250 million-ceiling, eight year contract by the United States Air Force (USAF) for ground and flight experiments and demonstrations in support of the Air Force’s proposed Reusable Booster System. Under the Indefinite Delivery / Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract, Spaceflight will initially complete work consisting of requirements refinement and … Continued
Spaceflight Industries (Spaceflight) announced today that it has completed delivery of four Cargo Module Power Units (CMPUs) that will supply power to payloads aboard Orbital’s Cygnus’ spacecraft. Spaceflight was contracted by Orbital Sciences Corporation (NYSE: ORB) in September 2010 to deliver a total of four flight-qualified CMPUs, which power mid-deck locker payloads destined for the … Continued
Spaceflight Inc., a provider of launch services for small and secondary payloads, has hired Curt Blake as Senior Vice President and General Counsel to oversee corporate development and operations. Mr. Blake brings to Spaceflight years of top-level experience in rapid growth, high-tech companies. Mr. Blake’s strengths include corporate strategy, intellectual property rights, mergers and acquisitions … Continued
Spaceflight Industries (Spaceflight) and ISIS – Innovative Solutions In Space BV (ISIS) announced today that they have teamed to offer the SENTRY Nanospacecraft platform to international customers. Spaceflight has developed the SENTRY NanoSat platform for spacecraft that range from a 3U CubeSat up to a 40 kg NanoSat. In addition, Spaceflight and ISIS are both developers … Continued
Spaceflight Industries today announced the formal launch of several new products in its 100 Series avionics suite, which is targeted for CubeSats, NanoSats and the emerging suborbital market. Spaceflight Industries (Spaceflight) has been developing an integrated suite of CubeSat form factor cards that conform to the 10×10 cm cross section of a CubeSat standard. This … Continued