Session
Technical Session II: Launch
Abstract
The space industry is experiencing a revolution in the growth of small satellites, and yet adequate solutions to launch these new generations of small satellites are not yet available. With a focus on low cost and launching when the customer needs to launch, Firefly Space Systems have developed a new type of small satellite launch vehicle which has been designed with low cost and mass production as primary drivers. From materials selection, through technology selection to production processes and approaches, everything about the Firefly Alpha (the first Firefly Vehicle) has been designed for high cadence, efficient, low cost production.
Firefly Alpha - A Mass Produced Small Launch Vehicle for the New Space Era
The space industry is experiencing a revolution in the growth of small satellites, and yet adequate solutions to launch these new generations of small satellites are not yet available. With a focus on low cost and launching when the customer needs to launch, Firefly Space Systems have developed a new type of small satellite launch vehicle which has been designed with low cost and mass production as primary drivers. From materials selection, through technology selection to production processes and approaches, everything about the Firefly Alpha (the first Firefly Vehicle) has been designed for high cadence, efficient, low cost production.
