May 7, 2024 | Team
What is the most interesting part of your current project?
I would be hard-pressed to say anything other than the Cislunar Autonomous Positioning System (CAPS) since that has been where I have focused the majority of my time and effort at Advanced Space. This technology has the opportunity to revolutionize how navigation at the Moon and beyond works for the future of space exploration by reducing navigation and communication burdens on Earth ground stations with its decentralized and cooperative approach. Developing a totally novel technology is always an interesting project; the fact that we currently have CAPSTONE up there at the Moon gathering real data in support of this technology makes it an engineer’s dream. (more…)
Mar 21, 2024 | CAPSTONE Mission, Machine Learning & AI
SigmaZero Experiments for IARPA on CAPSTONE™
Westminster, CO (March 21, 2024) Today, Advanced Space, LLC, a leading space tech solutions company announced the successful use of machine learning in cislunar space. The Cislunar Autonomous Positioning System Technology Operations and Navigation Experiment (CAPSTONE™) spacecraft has been busy testing new software that is laying the groundwork for a substantial and transformative advance in autonomous navigation in orbit. (more…)
Mar 18, 2024 | Community, National Security, Oracle Mission
Advanced Space and Albuquerque’s coworking ecosystem helps the space industry get work done
Westminster, CO (March 18, 2024) Advanced Space LLC., a leading space tech solutions company’s ongoing partnership with Q Station continues to enable the success of the Air Force Research Laboratory’s (AFRL) Oracle flight experiment. Q Station is a hub for space work designed to allow government, businesses, academia and organizations to collaborate, create and innovate in new ways. (more…)
Mar 7, 2024 | Team
WESTMINSTER, CO—7 March 2024, Advanced Space, LLC, a leading space tech solutions company today announced the hiring of longtime industry member, Yasmine Almond to join the team as the Director of Communications and Public Relations. Almond has made an impact in various ways over the years serving in the community and industry. (more…)
Feb 1, 2024 | CAPSTONE Mission
U.S. satellite persists as lunar pathfinder to mitigate risk for future space programs.
Westminster, CO – Advanced Space LLC., a leading space tech solutions company, announced that CAPSTONE™ – the Cislunar Autonomous Positioning System Technology Operations and Navigation Experiment – continues to be “The Little Satellite That Could” as it flies near the Moon over 430 days. The spacecraft is conducting operations in Near Rectilinear Halo Orbit (NRHO); achieving record-long mission operational “up times;” conducting experiments that demonstrate its usefulness for position, navigation, and timing (PNT); and for testing software at the Moon. (more…)
Jan 22, 2024 | Team
What is the most interesting part of your current project?
It’s a Space Situational Awareness (SSA) project to observe activity around the Moon and in the Earth-Moon corridor, which is a really hot topic for government and commercial entities these days. It’s also interesting to interact with so many partners: we have a subcontract for a [spacecraft] bus provider; another for the bus propulsion system; we’re purchasing the communications system; our bus sub has a sub for the imaging payload while we’re providing our unique expertise on cislunar navigation, ops, systems, and comms; and all of this has to come together to accomplish the mission. Not to mention it’s super cool to be the prime and work directly with the customer on this contract! (more…)
Jan 18, 2024 | National Security
Taking the Space Force Seriously
In December, Bradley Cheetham, CEO, Dave Jungkind, Chief Revenue Officer & Special Program Lead, and Bart Leahy, Senior Technical Writer, attended Spacepower. Dave Jungkind shares his perspective on Space Force in the industry. The United States Space Force (USSF) came into being December 20, 2019. Happy belated birthday to our newest service and Semper supra! This past month, The US Space Force Association (SFA), the industry and volunteer community of the Space Force, put together their first conference in Orlando: Spacepower. It was an engaging gathering and Advanced Space was honored to sponsor and attend the conference. (more…)
Nov 17, 2023 | CAPSTONE Mission
CAPSTONE Contributes to a Resilient U.S. Space Architecture in Cislunar Space
Westminster, CO — Advanced Space, a leading space tech solutions company, announced today that their Cislunar Autonomous Positioning System Technology Operations and Navigation Experiment (CAPSTONE) mission has successfully operated on-orbit around the Moon for a full year. This milestone puts the company in an elite category logging over 365 days of continuous operations in the cislunar environment. As the first company to operate a commercial satellite at the Moon, Advanced Space has gained valuable insights around cislunar operations that can only come from hands-on experience. (more…)
Oct 13, 2023 | Team
Westminster, CO –Advanced Space, LLC, a leading space tech solutions company, is pleased to announce the promotion of Dawn Massop Love to Chief Operating Officer. This role comes with increased authority over company processes as well as day-to-day leadership and managerial responsibility of each company department. Dawn started with Advanced Space in 2021 as the Director of Strategic Communications. (more…)
Oct 4, 2023 | Community, Team
What has been your favorite project at Advanced Space and why?
This may be a common answer, but I’d have to say CAPSTONE™. It was an incredible opportunity to become the Mission Design Lead for a Moon mission just three years after finishing my undergraduate degree. That role is something I envisioned I’d get to do maybe a decade into my career. This unique opportunity really solidified that I had made the right choice in abandoning grad school plans and moving across the country to join a small company of less than 10 people. It’s also amazing to be part of something much bigger, knowing that CAPSTONE is part of Artemis and is helping to pave the way to get humans back on the surface of the Moon.
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