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
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