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NASA Awards Solstar Space SBIR Contract to Develop Lunar Wi-Fi System
Solstar will develop Lunar Wi-Fi Access Point to provide robust, multi-band connectivity for astronauts, surface vehicles, and moon orbiting assets.
Solstar Space (Solstar), a pioneer in space-based communications, has been awarded a NASA Phase I Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract valued at $150,000 to develop a next-generation Lunar Wi-Fi Access Point (LWIFI-AP) to support the agency’s Artemis program and Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) initiatives.
NASA has identified critical communication infrastructure requirements to support its upcoming missions as momentum builds around lunar exploration. One crucial aspect of the Artemis and CLPS programs includes deployment of SWaP-efficient (Size, Weight, and Power) Wi-Fi and 3GPP communications hardware across a range of lunar assets. This will include landers, rovers, and habitats as well as cislunar (moon orbit) spacecraft and assets like the Lunar…
Solstar Space Signs $15 Million Global Agreement with Momentus
The three-year reciprocal services agreement provides a service value of up to $15 million for Solstar advanced space-based communications products and services and Momentus...
NASA Awards Solstar Space SBIR Contract to Develop Lunar Wi-Fi System
Solstar will develop Lunar Wi-Fi Access Point to provide robust, multi-band connectivity for astronauts, surface vehicles, and moon orbiting assets. Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA –...
New Mexico Economic Development Department Awards Solstar Space $100,000 Grant
State awards grants to five New Mexico tech companies SANTA FE — Five New Mexico technology companies received up to $100,000 in state matching grants to accelerate innovations...
Solstar Space Founder & CEO, Brian Barnett, Performs During SXSW “Space Drummer”
Brian Barnett, president/CEO and founder, Solstar performed live in concert at the New Mexico House during SXSW in Austin, Texas along with a viewing of "Space Drummer" expand...
Albuquerque Business First – Strategic partnership agreement with Momentus Space
Solstar Space Company recently announced a strategic partnership agreement with Momentus Space that allows the two companies to work together to enable on-demand connectivity for...
Payload Space – Momentus and Solstar team up on orbital WiFi demo
Momentus and Solstar Team Up on Orbital WiFi Demo By Douglas Gorman March 11, 2025 Momentus Vigoride in the clean room. Image: Momentus Momentus Inc., a CA-based...