The SEGway News Issue 37, 22 June 2017

The SEGway News Volume 1, Number 38 Serving South East Grant County June 22-28, 2017 A Good News Ventures publication NearSpace Launch gains contract to build satellite UPLAND, IN: Grant County company NearSpace Launch Inc. is proud to an- nounce we are manufac- turing, via a contract with NanoRacks LLC, the satellite for the Asgardia-1 Mission which will launch in the fall of this year. With over 200,000 citi- zens around the globe and a pending request for national status with the UN, Asgardia aims to be Earth’s first extra- terrestrial nation. Asgardia partnered with NanoRacks, a leading provider of com- mercial access to low-Earth orbit, to manufacture and oversee the satellite mission that will enable Asgardia to make its debut in space. NanoRacks selected NSL to build the satellite because of previous mission success, in- tegrity, and quick turnaround time. The satellite is designed to carry a payload of ener- getic particle sensors, and a 512GB hard drive which contains the beginnings of Asgardian space presence. The satellite’s dimen- sions will measure roughly 10x10x22cm. NSL’s unique payload will enable regu- lar communication between Earth and the Asgardian’s satellite through our EyeStar S2 Simplex and Duplex radi- os and Globalstar’s 30 satel- lite constellation, regardless of the satellite’s position in orbit. This satellite will come after six consecutive suc- cessful space missions from NSL, which have served a variety of scientific purposes and communities worldwide. NSL Chief Engineer Jeff Dailey says, “I am enthusi- astic about the concept of The satellite is designed to carry a payload of energetic particle sen- sors, and a 512GB hard drive which contains the beginnings of Asgardian space presence. inspiring people to have a more active and critical role in global space awareness, exploration, education and problem solving.” “NSL has been a strate- gic vendor to NanoRacks in the Asgardia-1 program,” says NanoRacks Director of Houston Operations, Marcia Blount. “Their services align with our turnkey solution we offered to Asgardia, and we look forward to bringing the first space nation’s satellite to orbit in near record time.” The satellite, Asgardia-1 is slated to be launched on an Orbital ATK rocket to the In- ternational Space Station this Fall. The satellite will then deployed from the External Cygnus NanoRacks CubeSat Deployer, mounted on the outside of the Cygnus space- craft. The satellite will be deployed from Cygnus after the vehicle departs from its primary mission at the Space Station. For more information, contact the main office at 765-998-8942 or email us at [email protected], or view our website at https:// nearspacelaunch.com/ About NSL: NearSpace Launch Inc. is a 2014 start-up based in Up- land, IN. NearSpace Launch manufactures and produces custom satellites, radios, and balloons for a variety of educational, commercial, and government applications. About NanoRacks NanoRacks LLC was formed in 2009 to provide commercial hardware and services for the U.S. National Laboratory onboard the In- ternational Space Station via a Space Act Agreement with NASA. NanoRacks’ main office is in Houston, Texas, right alongside the NASA >>Satellite page 8 The lillies of the field Lilies in their glory at Upland Depot Park. The lilies were planted by the Upland Garden Club. GROCERY AND VARIETY STORE CALL: 765-998-1111 $ Photo by Roger Richards OPEN 7 DAYS MON - SUN 8-9 80 E BERRY AVE IN UPLAND PLAZA