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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 Awarded U.S. Space Force AFWERX/AFVENTURES Phase I SBIR Contract to Research Radiation Hardened WiFi for Spacecraft
Solstar will develop purpose-built, space-ready WiFi solutions engineered to address requirements for spacecraft connectivity for telemetry, remote flight control, and scientific...
Solstar Space Awarded $1.25 Million U.S. Space Force AFWERX/AFVENTURES Phase II SBIR Contract for the Slayton Wideband Space Communicator
Contract supports product development for continuous spacecraft communications solution engineered to eliminate communications blackout periods and provide persistent...
Virgin Galactic Astronaut, Dr. Alan Stern, Live Solstar Space Interview
Planetary scientist, Virgin Galactic Astronaut, and Solstar Space Advisor, Dr. Alan Stern to join Solstar Space Live Interview February 14, 2024 – Join Solstar Space for a...
Dr. Alan Stern Becomes Solstar Space Advisor as he Prepares for Virgin Galactic Research Spaceflight Scheduled for November 2, 2023
Planetary scientist flying aboard the forthcoming Virgin Galactic spaceflight, joins Solstar Space as an advisor providing expert insight for company’s space WiFi systems ...
Solstar Space Awarded Over $1.2 Million U.S. Space Force AFWERX/AFVENTURES Phase II SBIR Contract for Deke Space Communicator
The contract continues R&D for a flight-ready satellite data relay transceiver prototype which will provide a bi-directional and persistent commercial satellite data...
KOAT News Interview with Tony Colucci
KOAT News Interview with Tony Colucci KOAT News Interview with Tony Colucci July 13, 2023 "Wi-Fi didn't really exist when they first started developing the space station, not the...