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“I highly recommend Wendy Newman for writing and messaging projects. Her firm, Strategic Voice, excels at developing and implementing effective communications strategies. SpaceLink got significant industry recognition through our work together.”
– Dave Bettinger, CEO, Axta Space
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Strategic Voice provides public relations consulting and writing services, including fast turnarounds for:
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We are experts at message development and boiling down company milestones into stories of interest to the press. We know how to drive your story forward and can help with internal processes, customer approvals, and media outreach to elevate your brand and help your company shine.
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Wendy Newman (formerly Wendy Lewis) was Vice President of Marketing & Communications for SpaceLink, an innovative company that opened the market for commercial space data relay networks. She has worked with a variety of space and satellite companies at Strategic Voice and previously led external communications for satellite manufacturer Space Systems Loral (now Maxar Technologies) for more than a dozen years.
She knows how space and satellite systems benefit life on Earth and has an in-depth understanding of the dynamics of the burgeoning space economy. A graduate of Rutgers University with a degree in Art and English, she established Strategic Voice to provide strategic planning, writing, and media outreach services to companies involved with space systems and satellites.
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September 2022: As chair of the SSPI-WISE mentoring committee, Wendy Newman interviewed Lori Garver about her book, “Escaping Gravity.”
Lori was Deputy Administrator of NASA from 2009-2013, and she wrote about her quest to transform NASA and launch a new space age in her memoir. Webcast live on September 22, 2022, Wendy represented the SSPI-WISE mentoring group in a discussion of how women’s role in the space and satellite industry has changed and the importance of commercial innovation, which has become the norm since Lori first promoted it during her time at NASA. The interview also touched on having the courage to take an unpopular stance and how space can be used to combat climate change.
October 2022
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August 8, 2022
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February 7, 2020
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November 2015
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February 6, 2020
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March 2019
iRocket Contracts with U.S. Space Force
iRocket Contracts with U.S. Space Force to Transform How Launch Vehicles are Powered
Shockwave Launch Vehicle Uses Clean, Sustainable Propellant, Provides 24 Hour Reusability
New Hyde Park, NY – June 28, 2023 – Innovative Rocket Technologies Inc. (iRocket), a company that provides low cost and rapid access to space with its 100% reusable rockets, announced that it signed a contract with the U.S. Space Force Space Systems Command (SSC). Under the contract, iRocket will further develop its highly reusable rocket engine, which will transform how launch vehicles are powered with clean, sustainable propellant and 24-hour turnaround launch cycles. The contract, in the amount of $1.8 million is funded through AFWERX, the innovation arm of the Department of the Air Force and a Technology Directorate of the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL).
Designed for delivering payloads to multiple orbits including LEO, GEO, and the moon, the iRocket Shockwave launch vehicle will also be used for critical cargo delivery for national security and humanitarian aid missions. Under the Space Force contract, iRocket will perform a full-duration static fire test for 120-180 seconds to demonstrate its 35,000 lbs. thrust reusable engine that runs on an environmentally safe combination of liquid oxygen (LOX) and methane fuel.
The contract is a Tactical Funding Increase (TACFI), which continues development following the July 2020 Phase II SBIR contract, during which iRocket successfully demonstrated three operation modes of its innovative booster engine: Augmented, Unaugmented, and Landing mode. The engine enables the Shockwave launch vehicle to land both the first and second stages, including the fairing, and is designed for immediate reuse.
“We believe this contract extension is a clear endorsement of the value our technology brings to national security missions,” said Asad Malik, founder & CEO of iRocket. “The AFWERX mission is to help the Space Force benefit from innovation coming out of private sector companies such as iRocket. Our launcher meets the need for lower launch cost and increased operational tempo in delivering assets to orbit and because of its highly controlled autonomous vertical landing capability, the Shockwave vehicle also meets the need for fast, secure, point to point cargo delivery on the ground.”
Unlike other launch vehicles that are considered reusable, the Shockwave engine was purpose built for frequent reuse, like an airplane engine. The LOX/methane combination burns clean and doesn’t cause residue or build up that needs to be removed before relaunch and its single combustor design produces low turbine temperatures for reliability and easy maintenance.
Targeted for 300 to 1500 kg payloads, the Shockwave launcher is 125-feet tall and has a nine-foot diameter. Its vertical takeoff configuration enables inland launch capability. iRocket previously received a Phase I & Phase II contract with the Space System Command in Albuquerque, N.M., and the Air Force Research Lab at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. The company plans to launch its first vehicle in late 2027.
About iRocket
Founded in 2018, Innovative Rocket Technologies Inc. (iRocket), targets to be the first fully autonomous, reusable launch vehicle. We will Recondition, Reload, and Relaunch™ our rockets synonymous with how we use airplanes today for multiple daily flights in under 24 hrs. Our designs and manufacturing utilize both conventional and additive manufacturing. Our focus is on reliability and rapid low-cost access to space. We are ready to pave the way for innovations in the space industry by addressing the various inefficiencies that currently exist. With our proprietary reusable engine technology, iRocket is positioned to be the medium-small launch service provider of choice. We hope you’ll join our journey.
For more about iRocket, visit us at www.irocketusa.com and follow us on LinkedIn @iRocket Twitter at @iRocketUSA.
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