A rendering of Spaceflight’s Sherpa-FX vehicle. Image courtesy of Spaceflight Inc.
In mid-July, our client Spaceflight Inc., the leading satellite rideshare and mission management provider, announced its plans to launch its next generation orbital transfer vehicle, Sherpa-FX, on a fully dedicated rideshare mission with SpaceX. Spaceflight’s Sherpa-FX is the first innovative orbital transfer vehicle and will be the debut vehicle in the company’s Sherpa-NG (next generation) program. The vehicle can execute multiple deployments, providing independent and detailed deployment telemetry, and flexible interfaces, all at a low cost.
In early August, the company published two more announcements. One focused on a variety of new initiatives that will continue to improve the company’s ability to offer an unprecedented amount of flexibility to its customers. The second announcement revealed an exclusive partnership agreement that will enable propulsion capabilities for a later generation Sherpa vehicle.
In our work with Spaceflight this year, we have been focused on demonstrating how the company uniquely provides launch flexibility through its comprehensive offering of launch services. In addition to speaking opportunities and pitches, announcements play a key role in our public relations strategy. These announcements demonstrate key steps Spaceflight is taking to further its ability to create launch flexibility. The innovative solutions and partnerships revealed through the releases provide key proof points that clearly illustrate how Spaceflight is tackling one of the industry’s biggest problems (delays and schedule changes) and delivering on its promise to enable launch flexibility.
The announcements garnered coverage in key industry and technology publications. Below are a handful of articles that resulted from the announcements. Congratulations to the Spaceflight team on the impressive momentum it is generating around its new initiatives, capabilities and services.
Spaceflight Coverage
- Spaceflight Inc. debuts new orbital transfer vehicle for satellite rideshare rocket launches – TechCrunch
- Spaceflight Reveals Sherpa-FX Vehicle to Fly Aboard SpaceX Mission – Via Satellite
- Sending Something to Space? Book Your Launch Now in Spaceflight Inc. and Avail Their Latest Offers – The Science Times
- Satnews Perspectives Video Interview with Curt Blake, CEO, Spaceflight – Satnews
- Benchmark to provide propulsion for Spaceflight’s Sherpa-NG – Space News
- Benchmark Space Systems Merges Tech with Tesseract, Signs Green Propulsion Deal with Spaceflight – Via Satellite
- Spaceflight reveals array of launch initiatives for smallsat customers – Satellite Pro