Healthcare leader and angel investor, Emmanuel Thomas, joins leadership team bringing
medical and governance expertise, and early-stage investment
experience to the company.
BAY
SHORE, N.Y., July 16,
2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Solstar Space
(Solstar), the company making persistent on-orbit WiFi and
communications available, announced Emmanuel Thomas, a seasoned investor and
healthcare administrator, has joined its Board of Directors.
"Solstar will improve communications for
humans working in space and aboard space-based assets like low
earth and lunar orbiting space stations, and lunar landers,
habitats, and rovers. I am excited to play a role in ensuring
reliable Wi-Fi and communications in space." - Emmanuel Thomas
"Emmanuel has been an investor in Solstar Space since 2020. His
experience in the healthcare field will be important as we are
developing communications and connectivity solutions for human
space flight. Keeping astronauts connected and monitoring their
health as they work aboard launch vehicles, space stations, lunar
gateways, and even on the surface of the moon will be integral to
complex space missions. We have already benefited from Emmanuel's
support here at Solstar and I am proud to have him as a board
member supporting the continued growth and the advancement of our
on-orbit, cislunar, and lunar communications solutions," says
Brian Barnett, Founder and CEO,
Solstar Space.
"It is a great honor to join the Solstar Space Board of
Directors. When I originally became aware of Solstar's Space WiFi
solutions, I was inspired by how it would improve and advance human
space flight missions. Having been in the healthcare field for over
20 years, I can see how connecting everyone and everything in space
will be crucial to ensuring astronaut health while progressing
humans forward as a spacefaring species. Solstar will significantly
enhance communications for humans working in space and aboard
space-based assets such as low earth and lunar orbiting space
stations, and lunar landers, habitats, and rovers on the Moon's
surface. I am excited to play a role in ensuring reliable,
redundant, and secure Wi-Fi and communications in space," says
Emmanuel Thomas, Solstar Board of
Directors.
Watch an interview with Emmanuel
Thomas where he shares his experiences, perspectives, and
insights on investing and on how Solstar Space will make a lasting
impact on space-based communications. He talked about Space WiFi
and how connecting everyone and everything in space is going to
have a profound impact beyond just the space industry - Watch
now.
Solstar has earned U.S. Space Force AFWERX/AFVENTURES contracts
to:
- Research radiation hardened WiFi for spacecraft
- Develop a wideband connectivity solution to provide high-speed
downlink and uplink communication capabilities while decreasing
blackout periods
- Engineer a flight-ready satellite data relay transceiver
prototype to provide bi-directional and persistent commercial
satellite data connectivity to space-based assets
To learn more about Solstar, visit
https://www.solstarspace.com/.
Media Inquiries | Lisa Dreher |
lisa@solstarspace.com | +1 425-442-1301
Investor Inquiries | Brian
Barnett | barnett@solstarspace.com | +1 505-389-2299
Business Inquiries | Brian
Barnett | barnett@solstarspace.com | +1 505-389-2299
ABOUT SOLSTAR SPACE
Solstar Space is the leading commercial space-based connectivity
company pioneering the use of Space WiFi for all types of on-orbit
assets including satellites, space stations, launch vehicles, and
more. We provide a secure internet connection between spacecraft
and Earth-based payload managers and satellite operators, and
enable communications for crewed missions in sub-orbit, LEO,
cis-lunar, and lunar surface operations.
Our fast, reliable services, space-tested routers, WiFi access
points and hotspots, and space-based satellite data relays are
being developed to deliver on-orbit connectivity and are supported
by 24/7 customer care. These devices are installed on satellites
and spacecraft prior to launch to keep crew, spacecraft, and
Earth-based satellite operations teams connected. Visit
https://www.solstarspace.com.
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