Lightspeed Engineering

Lightspeed Engineering is a small engineering firm that serves the space industry. It provides thermal engineering for spacecraft. Its team of mechanical engineers works on space vehicle concept design, development, testing, and flight. The site does not state where the firm is based.

The site describes the firm as a woman-owned small business. It says the firm is registered with SAM and the State Department. It also says the firm is ITAR and CMMC compliant.

Thermal design is the first service. The site lists heater sizing and placement, sensor location for components, and multi-layer insulation layup. It also lists heat pipe sizing and layout, and active thermal control design. Cold plate design, fluid pressure drop, and loop performance are covered too.

Modeling is another service. The firm builds thermal models from simple concepts or detailed CAD files. It also audits and reviews existing models for errors and speed. The site says the team can combine several thermal models into one environment, such as Orion docked to a lunar lander.

Test support includes test plans and specifications that meet industry standards of acceptance and qualification. The plans cover which requirements must be met, where instruments go, and how heaters protect ground equipment. The site says the team has on-console flight experience with NASA.

The firm also has tools to post-process large sets of thermal analysis, test, and flight data. The site says these results can be shown in clear formats. The site has pages for home, about, services, and contact. The contact page lists a general email address.