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“Cislunar Space” – Air Force Magazine
The gap between Earth orbit and the moon is open, uncharted, and undefended. Not much human activity has touched the moon or its surroundings in the half-century since American Apollo astronauts traversed the lunar landscape, but new concerns about China’s interests and motives have leaders in Washington viewing with worry the vast void of cislunar…
Read MoreHonoring Veteran’s Day
We honor and salute all those who have and continue to serve our country, Happy Veteran’s Day! We are proud that our work in the space industry can support those who serve to keep the country safe. May we continue to work together to support the progress and our people. We see the continued brilliance…
Read MoreSupporting the 2021 Special Operations Cup
There are days and moments that humble you and yesterday was one of those days. We were honored yesterday to support the Special Operations. Hearing and reading the phrase “Humans are more important than hardware.” Often sacrifices are only attributed to the soldiers who serve the country through their military service, but yesterday reminded us that serving…
Read MoreCislunar Orbit Determination and Tracking via Simulated Space-Based Measurements
Michael R. Thompson, Nathan P. Ré, Cameron Meek, Bradley Cheetham ABSTRACT Building on previous work in cislunar orbit determination at Advanced Space, this paper demonstrates cislunar orbit determination via simulated optical measurements from another spacecraft in cislunar space. The goal of this work is to evaluate the potential performance (in terms of the uncertainties in the state…
Read MoreAdvanced Space Celebrates Confirmation for ESCAPADE – Twin Mars Mission
Unique mission design aids in success of the science team Westminster, CO (August 23, 2021) Advanced Space is pleased to be a part of the team led by the University of California, Berkeley, on the NASA Escape and Plasma Acceleration and Dynamics Explorers (ESCAPADE) mission. Advanced Space has supported ESCAPADE’s mission design through many design cycles, seeking ways to make this new approach to planetary exploration successful. The Advanced Space team not only ensured ESCAPADE is set up for success but also performed under a tightly constrained schedule. ESCAPADE…
Read MoreNASA Administrator highlights contributions of Colorado industry and academia
Advanced Space shares small business success with NASA partnership In addition to testing a unique orbit for NASA’s lunar Gateway, Colorado small business Advanced Space is preparing to demonstrate a new approach for cislunar navigation. As part of the Cislunar Autonomous Positioning System Technology Operations and Navigation Experiment (CAPSTONE) mission, scheduled to launch later this…
Read More35th Annual SmallSat Conference (Virtual) – 2021
Advanced Space: Thomas Gardner, Brad Cheetham, Alec Forsman, Cameron Meek, Ethan Kayser, Jeff Parker, Michael Thompson Tyvak Nano-Satellite Systems: Tristan Latchu, Rebecca Rogers Stellar Exploration: Brennan Bryant, Tomas Svitek ABSTRACT The cislunar environment is about to get much busier and with this increase in traffic comes an increase in the demand for limited resources such…
Read MoreAdvanced Space Passes Preparatory Test for Pathfinder Mission to the Moon
Key milestone paves the way for team to lead mission. Westminster, CO (August 2, 2021) Advanced Space LLC., a leading commercial space solutions company, is overseeing the Cislunar Autonomous Positioning System Technology Operations and Navigation Experiment, or CAPSTONE, a NASA-supported mission to orbit the Moon. CAPSTONE is a small satellite, or CubeSat, that will be the…
Read MoreColorado company awarded NASA contract to test new technologies for moon mission
Our recent award from NASA caught the attention of our local news, who said “it’s one small step to help bring man back to the moon, but a giant leap forward for the Colorado company and the state’s role in space exploration.” See the story on Denver7
Read MoreNASA Funds CubeSat Pathfinder Mission to Unique Lunar Orbit
NASA has awarded a $13.7 million contract to Advanced Space of Boulder, Colorado, to develop and operate a CubeSat mission to the same lunar orbit targeted for Gateway – an orbiting outpost astronauts will visit before descending to the surface of the Moon in a landing system as part of NASA’s Artemis program. Read More at NASA.gov
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