Sidus Space’s LizzieSat-1 and FeatherEdge Support the Achievement of Flight Heritage for Arkisys’ Applique Technology
June 04 2024 - 8:30AM
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Arkisys Applique Mission was supported by a
Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) Funding
Sidus Space, Inc. (NASDAQ: SIDU) (the “Company” or “Sidus”), a
multi-faceted Space and Data-as-a-Service satellite company, today
announced in conjunction with Arkisys Inc. (“Arkisys”), the
successful completion of a Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) contract
deliverable and the achievement of flight heritage status for
Arkisys Applique aboard LizzieSat™-1.
Arkisys is a creator of spacecraft architectures and platform
solutions that open up in-space services. Arkisys integrated their
Applique hardware with Sidus’ FeatherEdge Artificial Intelligence
(AI) technology, enabling the successful completion of DIU contract
deliverables. The DIU, an organization within the U.S. Department
of Defense (DoD), was established to accelerate the adoption of
commercial technology solutions into the U.S. military by
leveraging partnerships with innovative companies, particularly
those in the commercial sector.
The Arkisys Applique is a universal interface adapter designed
to connect various spacecraft payloads using common interface
standards and protocols. The Applique enables secure connections of
external payloads to the Arkisys Port's systems, facilitating
operations such as robotic arm manipulation, multispectral imaging,
and synthetic aperture radar usage.
The Applique hardware, integrated with FeatherEdge, performed
functional tests to run orbit propagation algorithms, monitor
temperatures, and send/receive telemetry packets, images and
commands. The mission goal was to specifically test, validate, and
mature the Applique design and architecture which will allow any
customer payload or component to fly without having to modify their
data or connector protocols. Arkisys plans to use the Applique for
all future space missions to and from its Port Modules to support a
variety of payload and customer goals.
“The success of this mission solidifies our position in the
forefront of the space economy as an affordable and efficient means
of integrating customer technology in our flexible multi-mission
platform to allow advancement or maturity in Technology Readiness
Level (TRL),” said Carol Craig, Sidus Space CEO and Founder. “We
congratulate Arkisys in achieving TRL 9, the highest readiness
level indicating their technology is flight proven through
successful mission operation in space.”
“I am extremely proud of the team at Arkisys for collaborating
with the Sidus team to achieve space flight heritage for Applique!”
said David Barnhart, CEO for Arkisys. “The Applique flown on Sidus
Space’s LizzieSat-1 represents a major step in allowing anyone to
connect on the ground, and in orbit. Arkisys is committed to
supporting a new approach to optimization in space, where
companies, academics and governments can easily add new
capabilities to payloads and spacecraft post-launch. Our ‘universal
data translator’ is now making space simple for anyone wanting to
grow and extend life and revenue, after launch.”
About Sidus Space
Sidus Space (NASDAQ: SIDU) is a multi-faceted Space and
Data-as-a-Service satellite company focused on mission-critical
hardware manufacturing; multi-disciplinary engineering services;
satellite design, production, launch planning, mission operations;
and in-orbit support. The Company is in Cape Canaveral, Florida,
where it operates from a 35,000-square-foot manufacturing,
assembly, integration, and testing facility focused on vertically
integrated Space-as-a-Service solutions including end-to-end
satellite support.
Sidus Space has a mission of Bringing Space Down to Earth™ and a
vision of enabling space flight heritage status for new
technologies while delivering data and predictive analytics to
domestic and global customers. More than just a
“Satellite-as-a-Service” provider, Sidus Space’s products and
services are offered through its four business units: Space and
Defense Hardware Manufacturing, Satellite Manufacturing and Payload
Integration, Space-Based Data Solutions, and AI/ML Products and
Services to support customers from concept to Low Earth Orbit and
beyond. Sidus Space is ISO 9001:2015, AS9100 Rev. D certified, and
ITAR registered.
About Arkisys
Arkisys, Inc., located in Los Alamitos, California, is enabling
any customer to enhance their growth and space capability, on
orbit. Arkisys is a creator of spacecraft architectures and
platform solutions that open up in-space services. By design,
Arkisys offers affordable space-based services for any
organization, company, Government and academic institutes
interested in next generation on-orbit space-based commerce. We
work with any system or subsystem provider to integrate their
technology onto our Ports and encourage and enable innovation in
components, payloads and new mission growth, post launch. For more
information, visit http://arkisys.com/.
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