What Happened?
Austin, TX-based Firefly Space has Appointed Shey Sabripour as Chief Technology Officer
About the Company
Firefly Aerospace Inc. (”Firefly”) is developing a family of launch and in-space vehicles and services that provide industry-leading affordability, convenience, and reliability. Firefly`s launch vehicles utilize common technologies, manufacturing infrastructure, and launch capabilities, providing LEO launch solutions for up to ten metric tons of payload at the lowest cost per kg in the small-launch class. Combined with Firefly`s in-space vehicles, such as the Space Utility Vehicle and Blue Ghost lunar lander, Firefly will provide the space industry with a single source for missions from LEO to the surface of the Moon or beyond.
About the Person
Shey Sabripour has been building and instilling visionary leadership into high technology products for more than 28 years. As the former Director of Spacecraft Design at Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company, Shey led a team of 370 engineers and scientists in design, development, production and launch of over 38 earth orbiting communication satellites and several interplanetary spacecraft. During his 24 years of career at Lockheed Martin, Shey was the recipient of fourteen technical and leadership awards including the person-of-the-year in 2005. Shey earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering in 1985 from North Dakota State University. Committed to staying at the forefront of his industry, Shey has pursued continuing education in both electrical engineering and executive business management at institutions such as New Jersey Institute of Technology, Carnegie Mellon University, Santa Clara University, University of Maryland and Lockheed Martin Center for Leadership excellence. Shey holds one issued and three pending US Patents.
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