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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…
New Mexico Economic Development Department Awards Seven Science & Technology Business Startup Grants
EDD awards seven Science & Technology Business Startup Grants State supports companies commercializing new technologies with grants of up to $50K SANTA FE, N.M. — New Mexico...
Why are space communications important with Alan Stern
Why are space communications important? Alan Stern, planetary scientist, Virgin Galactic Astronaut, and Solstar Space Advisor discusses the importance of in-space communications...
Solstar poised for key narrowband communications test
Solstar Space plans to conduct the first spaceflight testing next year of its narrowband satellite data-relay transceiver. The test is the culmination of more than 10 years of...
The burgeoning need for reliable WiFi for space missions
The burgeoning need for reliable WiFi for space missions The commercialization of space advances and more spacecraft, people, and things are operating in Low Earth Orbit (LEO)...
Lead Investor with 5 Successful Exits Joins Solstar Space Board of Directors
July 16, 2024 – BAY SHORE, NEW YORK, USA – Solstar Space (Solstar), the company making persistent on-orbit WiFi and communications available, announced Emmanuel Thomas, a...
Brian Barnett speaks with t-minus Space Daily Podcast
Our guest today is Brian Barnett, CEO of Solstar Space, speaking with me today on the Outernet and Wi-Fi for spacecraft. Solstar is making Space WiFi and WiFi-enabled satellites...