Our History

• • January 2019

    Formation of Vestigo Aerospace

    Inspired by the success of the LightSail program, David Spencer founded Vestigo Aerospace and proposed scalable dragsail technology to NASA Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR).

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• • August 2019

    Vestigo Aerospace Awarded Phase I SBIR

    Starting on August 19, 2019, Vestigo Aerospace conducted a 6-month study to investigate the safe disposal of spacecraft through the use of aerodynamically stable dragsails.

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• • June 2020

    Vestigo Aerospace Awarded Phase II SBIR

    Starting on June 11, 2020, Vestigo Aerospace conducted a 24-month development period for additional modeling, development of prototype units, and environmental testing, ultimately establishing TRL 6.

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• • September 2021

    Spinnaker3 Launch on Firefly Alpha

    On September 3, 2021, Firefly Alpha was launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base. One of its payloads was Vestigo Aerospace's Spinnaker3 prototype. Unfortunately, an anomaly occured resulting in the termination of the launch vehicle, and it failed to reach orbit.

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• • August 2022

    Vestigo Aerospace Raises Venture Capital

    On August 16, 2022, Vestigo Aerospace received $375K in venture capital funding from the asset-management firm, Manhattan West. Vestigo was also awarded an extention to Phase II SBIR for a matching $375K.

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• • September 2022

    Vestigo Aerospace Awarded Phase II-E SBIR

    Starting September 2022, Vestigo Aerospace will be working on an extension to the Phase II SBIR, with a focus on establishing the commercial manufacturing process for the Spinnaker product line.

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