Composite Builders named supplier for Firefly Aerospace

Composite Builders (Holland, Mich., U.S.) has been approved as a supplier for in-space mobility vehicle company Firefly Aerospace Inc. (Austin, Texas, U.S.). Composite Builders will supply carbon fiber components for use on Firefly’s space vehicles.

Firefly’s launch vehicles utilize common technologies, manufacturing infrastructure and launch capabilities, providing low earth orbit (LEO) launch solutions for up to four metric tons of payload. Combined with Firefly's in-space services, Firefly provides the space industry with access to frequent launches at the lowest cost/kg, enabling ambitious commercial and exploration missions from LEO to the Moon.”

Composite Builders is registered under ISO 9001;2015 and uses AS 9100 documentation in their processes.

“We understand every decision made for the lamination process and how carbon fiber will perform per skin,” says Carbon Builders CEO Brian MacInnes. “There are also important external factors we control that can affect pre-impregnated carbon fiber, such as material processing, exposure, contaminates, and temperature.”

MacInnes started Composite Builders in 2014 after a thirty-plus year career working in the marine industry building pre-impregnated structures, molds and boats, and competing in numerous world championships, culminating in two America’s Cup victories. Its background in using advanced fiber technology in elite yacht racing has positioned Composite Builders to support companies like Firefly who are driving advancements in the mobility market.