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'''Spaceflight, Inc.''' is an American [[Aerospace manufacturer|aerospace company]] based out of [[ |
'''Spaceflight, Inc.''' is an American [[Aerospace manufacturer|aerospace company]] based out of [[Seattle]], [[Washington State|Washington]] that specializes in organizing [[rideshare space launch]]es of secondary payloads.<ref>{{cite web|title=Spaceflight - About|url=https://spaceflight.com/about/}}</ref> |
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Spaceflight was founded in 2009 as Spaceflight Services by [[Jason Andrews]], with Curt Blake joining soon thereafter as SVP and General Counsel.<ref name="services">{{cite web|title=Company Experience|url=http://spaceflightservices.com/company/|accessdate=7 October 2013|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20130115171647/http://spaceflightservices.com/company/|archive-date=15 January 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> Prior to founding Spaceflight, Mr. Andrews worked at [[Kistler Aerospace]] and founded [[Andrews Space]] in 1999. Mr. Blake has previous experience at [[Microsoft]], [[Starwave]], [[SpaceDev]], and [[GotVoice]].<ref name="services" /> |
Spaceflight was founded in 2009 as Spaceflight Services by [[Jason Andrews]], with Curt Blake joining soon thereafter as SVP and General Counsel.<ref name="services">{{cite web|title=Company Experience|url=http://spaceflightservices.com/company/|accessdate=7 October 2013|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20130115171647/http://spaceflightservices.com/company/|archive-date=15 January 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> Prior to founding Spaceflight, Mr. Andrews worked at [[Kistler Aerospace]] and founded [[Andrews Space]] in 1999. Mr. Blake has previous experience at [[Microsoft]], [[Starwave]], [[SpaceDev]], and [[GotVoice]].<ref name="services" /> |
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In 2015, Spaceflight Services, Spaceflight Systems (formerly [[Andrews Space]]), and Spaceflight Networks, were consolidated under the Spaceflight Industries brand.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Messier |first1=Doug |title=Spaceflight Integrates 3 Service Lines in New Website – Parabolic Arc |url=http://www.parabolicarc.com/2015/06/03/spaceflight-integrates-3-service-lines-website/ |accessdate=18 July 2020 |date=3 June 2015}}</ref> |
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Spaceflight Services purchased excess capacity from commercial launch vehicles and resold it to a number of "rideshare" secondary payloads, along with providing integration and certification services.<ref name="services" /> By integrating all of the secondary satellites as one discrete unit to the launch vehicle, they were able to provide a significant price discount to reach orbit compared to buying an entire launch vehicle.<ref>{{cite web|title=Spaceflight Inc. to Fly Payloads on LauncherOne|url=http://www.parabolicarc.com/2012/07/20/spaceflight-inc-to-fly-payloads-on-virgin-galactics-launcherone/|accessdate=7 October 2013 |date=20 July 2012}}</ref><ref>[http://www.spacenews.com/article/spaceflight-inc-tapped-find-rides-stp-satellite "Spaceflight Inc. Tapped To Find Rides for STP Satellite"]. ''Space News'', 30 April 2012.</ref> |
Spaceflight Services purchased excess capacity from commercial launch vehicles and resold it to a number of "rideshare" secondary payloads, along with providing integration and certification services.<ref name="services" /> By integrating all of the secondary satellites as one discrete unit to the launch vehicle, they were able to provide a significant price discount to reach orbit compared to buying an entire launch vehicle.<ref>{{cite web|title=Spaceflight Inc. to Fly Payloads on LauncherOne|url=http://www.parabolicarc.com/2012/07/20/spaceflight-inc-to-fly-payloads-on-virgin-galactics-launcherone/|accessdate=7 October 2013 |date=20 July 2012}}</ref><ref>[http://www.spacenews.com/article/spaceflight-inc-tapped-find-rides-stp-satellite "Spaceflight Inc. Tapped To Find Rides for STP Satellite"]. ''Space News'', 30 April 2012.</ref> |
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The traditional business model for accessing space is one satellite to one launch vehicle.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.economist.com/news/technology-quarterly/21603240-small-satellites-taking-advantage-smartphones-and-other-consumer-technologies|title=Nanosats are go!|newspaper=The Economist|issn=0013-0613|access-date=2016-05-09}}</ref> With the miniaturization of satellite hardware and improved communication capabilities, satellites have decreased in size and grown more powerful following [[Moore's Law]]. Spaceflight buys excess capacity from commercial launch vehicles, sells the capacity to a number of "rideshare" secondary payloads, and integrates all of the secondary satellites as one discrete unit to the launch vehicle, providing a significant price discount to reach orbit compared to buying an entire launch vehicle.<ref>{{cite web|title=Spaceflight Inc. to Fly Payloads on LauncherOne|url=http://www.parabolicarc.com/2012/07/20/spaceflight-inc-to-fly-payloads-on-virgin-galactics-launcherone/|accessdate=7 October 2013 |date=20 July 2012}}</ref><ref>[http://www.spacenews.com/article/spaceflight-inc-tapped-find-rides-stp-satellite "Spaceflight Inc. Tapped To Find Rides for STP Satellite"]. ''Space News'', 30 April 2012.</ref> |
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Launch payload sizes vary from 1 kg up to 300 kg [[Small satellite|micro-satellites]] and use a variety of space launch vehicles, such as [[Antares (rocket)|Antares]], [[Dnepr (rocket)|Dnepr]], [[Soyuz (rocket) |Soyuz]], and [[Falcon 9]], as well as from the [[International Space Station]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Spaceflight Inc. and SpaceX Sign Secondary Payload Deal|url=http://spaceref.biz/2012/06/spaceflight-inc-and-spacex-sign-secondary-payload-deal.html|publisher=SpaceRef|accessdate=7 October 2013|date=11 June 2012}}</ref> |
Launch payload sizes vary from 1 kg up to 300 kg [[Small satellite|micro-satellites]] and use a variety of space launch vehicles, such as [[Antares (rocket)|Antares]], [[Dnepr (rocket)|Dnepr]], [[Soyuz (rocket) |Soyuz]], and [[Falcon 9]], as well as from the [[International Space Station]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Spaceflight Inc. and SpaceX Sign Secondary Payload Deal|url=http://spaceref.biz/2012/06/spaceflight-inc-and-spacex-sign-secondary-payload-deal.html|publisher=SpaceRef|accessdate=7 October 2013|date=11 June 2012}}</ref> |
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Spaceflight is in the process of developing its [[SHERPA (space tug)|SHERPA]] system, a [[space tug]] that uses a custom ring as its primary structure and includes a propulsion system and other spacecraft subsystems to operate as both a hosted payload platform and an in-space maneuvering stage to reposition small and secondary spacecraft. SHERPA enables more access to space for small spacecraft and hosted payloads, and would be able to transport rideshare payloads to the Moon and Mars.<ref>{{cite web|title=Spaceflight Completes SHERPA Design Review, Announces Hosted Payload Opportunities |
Spaceflight is in the process of developing its [[SHERPA (space tug)|SHERPA]] system, a [[space tug]] that uses a custom ring as its primary structure and includes a propulsion system and other spacecraft subsystems to operate as both a hosted payload platform and an in-space maneuvering stage to reposition small and secondary spacecraft. SHERPA enables more access to space for small spacecraft and hosted payloads, and would be able to transport rideshare payloads to the Moon and Mars.<ref>{{cite web|title=Spaceflight Completes SHERPA Design Review, Announces Hosted Payload Opportunities |
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|url=http://www.parabolicarc.com/2013/08/07/spaceflight-completes-sherpa-design-review-announces-hosted-payload-opportunities/|publisher=Parabolic Arc|accessdate=7 October 2013|date=7 August 2013}}</ref><ref>Rosenberg, Zach. [http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/spaceflight-inc-unveils-the-sherpa-in-space-tug-371505/ "Spaceflight Inc unveils the Sherpa in-space tug"] ''FlightGlobal'', 7 May 2012</ref> |
|url=http://www.parabolicarc.com/2013/08/07/spaceflight-completes-sherpa-design-review-announces-hosted-payload-opportunities/|publisher=Parabolic Arc|accessdate=7 October 2013|date=7 August 2013}}</ref><ref>Rosenberg, Zach. [http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/spaceflight-inc-unveils-the-sherpa-in-space-tug-371505/ "Spaceflight Inc unveils the Sherpa in-space tug"] ''FlightGlobal'', 7 May 2012</ref> |
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In 2020, Spaceflight Industries sold Spaceflight, Inc. was to [[Mitsui]] and [[Yamasa]], in order to invest more funds in its geospatial intelligence services business.<ref>{{cite press release |title=Spaceflight Industries, Inc. Completes Sale of Rideshare Business |url=https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20200612005401/en/Spaceflight-Industries-Completes-Sale-Rideshare-Business |accessdate=18 July 2020 |agency=Businesswire|location=Herndon, Virginina |date=12 June 2020 |language=en}}</ref> |
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Spaceflight, Inc. is an American aerospace company based out of Seattle, Washington that specializes in organizing rideshare space launches of secondary payloads.[1]
Spaceflight was founded in 2009 as Spaceflight Services by Jason Andrews, with Curt Blake joining soon thereafter as SVP and General Counsel.[2] Prior to founding Spaceflight, Mr. Andrews worked at Kistler Aerospace and founded Andrews Space in 1999. Mr. Blake has previous experience at Microsoft, Starwave, SpaceDev, and GotVoice.[2]
In 2015, Spaceflight Services, Spaceflight Systems (formerly Andrews Space), and Spaceflight Networks, were consolidated under the Spaceflight Industries brand.[3]
Spaceflight Services purchased excess capacity from commercial launch vehicles and resold it to a number of "rideshare" secondary payloads, along with providing integration and certification services.[2] By integrating all of the secondary satellites as one discrete unit to the launch vehicle, they were able to provide a significant price discount to reach orbit compared to buying an entire launch vehicle.[4][5]
Launch payload sizes vary from 1 kg up to 300 kg micro-satellites and use a variety of space launch vehicles, such as Antares, Dnepr, Soyuz, and Falcon 9, as well as from the International Space Station.[6]
Spaceflight is in the process of developing its SHERPA system, a space tug that uses a custom ring as its primary structure and includes a propulsion system and other spacecraft subsystems to operate as both a hosted payload platform and an in-space maneuvering stage to reposition small and secondary spacecraft. SHERPA enables more access to space for small spacecraft and hosted payloads, and would be able to transport rideshare payloads to the Moon and Mars.[7][8]
In 2020, Spaceflight Industries sold Spaceflight, Inc. was to Mitsui and Yamasa, in order to invest more funds in its geospatial intelligence services business.[9]
References
- ^ "Spaceflight - About".
- ^ a b c "Company Experience". Archived from the original on 15 January 2013. Retrieved 7 October 2013.
- ^ Messier, Doug (3 June 2015). "Spaceflight Integrates 3 Service Lines in New Website – Parabolic Arc". Retrieved 18 July 2020.
- ^ "Spaceflight Inc. to Fly Payloads on LauncherOne". 20 July 2012. Retrieved 7 October 2013.
- ^ "Spaceflight Inc. Tapped To Find Rides for STP Satellite". Space News, 30 April 2012.
- ^ "Spaceflight Inc. and SpaceX Sign Secondary Payload Deal". SpaceRef. 11 June 2012. Retrieved 7 October 2013.
- ^ "Spaceflight Completes SHERPA Design Review, Announces Hosted Payload Opportunities". Parabolic Arc. 7 August 2013. Retrieved 7 October 2013.
- ^ Rosenberg, Zach. "Spaceflight Inc unveils the Sherpa in-space tug" FlightGlobal, 7 May 2012
- ^ "Spaceflight Industries, Inc. Completes Sale of Rideshare Business" (Press release). Herndon, Virginina. Businesswire. 12 June 2020. Retrieved 18 July 2020.