Spaceflight Industries | Communiqué PR

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25Feb

Announcement Recap: Spaceflight Industries Signs Definitive Agreement to Sell the Launch Business

On Feb. 11, 2020, our long-time client Spaceflight Industries, the parent company of Spaceflight and BlackSky, announced the signing of a definite agreement to sell Spaceflight, Inc., the company’s rideshare launch business. Mitsui & Co., Ltd., in partnership with Yamasa, Co., plans to acquire the launch company to expand its portfolio and enter the space industry through an established and [...]
Filed under: Execution, News, Our Results
Christie DeWald/

Spaceflight Reaches Two Impressive Milestones in One Week

Last week was an eventful one for our client, Spaceflight Industries, announcing two important milestones for the company’s satellite rideshare and mission management service, Spaceflight. [caption id="attachment_10156" align="alignright" width="300"] Spaceflight's SHERPA vehicle, a hosted payload and in-space transportation solution designed to take smallsats to orbit[/caption] The first announcement revealed that Spaceflight had been awarded its first contract from NASA Kennedy [...]
Filed under: COMMUNIQUÉ PR, Tech Industry
Christie DeWald/

Spaceflight Purchases a Rocket Lab Electron to Expand its Dedicated Rideshare Service

Our client, Spaceflight Industries, recently announced that it has purchased an Electron rocket from New Zealand-based Rocket Lab. Spaceflight, the launch service and mission management arm of Spaceflight Industries, built its business on the concept of ridesharing. Rideshare consists of procuring available capacity on existing launches and assisting satellite providers in securing the excess capacity for a fraction of the [...]
Filed under: COMMUNIQUÉ PR, Monitor and Measure, Our Results, Planning, Tech Industry
Christie DeWald/

Spaceflight Announces Terra Bella as Co-Lead on First-Ever Dedicated Rideshare Mission

Our client, Spaceflight Industries, has had several big announcements over the few several weeks—the latest was a major customer announcement. Spaceflight, the launch services and mission management arm of Spaceflight Industries, announced that Terra Bella will serve as a co-lead on Spaceflight’s first-ever dedicated rideshare mission, SSO-A. The mission is scheduled to launch from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California [...]
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Spaceflight Announces New Funding and an Acquisition

Last month, Spaceflight Industries, a next-generation space company dedicated to democratizing access to space and one of our clients at Communiqué PR, announced it secured $18 million of Series B financing led by technology growth investor Mithril Capital Management, in a round that is expected to raise up to $25 million. This was Mithril’s first investment in a commercial space [...]
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