Aerospace Research & Engineering Systems Institute, Inc.

10/24/2020

709-00569 Pumpkin PIC33 CubeSat Kit Software . 703-00243 Chassis Walls, solid-wall, 1U. 711-00303 Protoboard Kit. 710-00295 Cover Plate Assembly, solid-wall. 709-00363 Salvo Pro for PIC24 MCUs and dsPIC DSCs Software .

10/30/2019

We also have set up a GoFundMe account for people who wish to make a one-time donation to the Calypso cubesat. Don't forget to visit http://www.calypsocubesat.com to learn more about the project!

Matthew Travis Calypso Cubesat - let's launch this to space! Calypso is a volunteer research effort by the Aerospace Research & Engineering Systems Instit

10/29/2019

I was recently on the Cold Star Project podcast to discuss simplified rapid access to space, our current work and future plans. You can watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-4ijkhNPJIA or listen to the audio-only here: https://anchor.fm/cold-star-project/episodes/Matthew-Travis---Enabling-Simplified--Rapid-Access-To-Space---The-Cold-Star-Project-S02E01-e7p3nv/a-at2eu6

Phoenix Launch Systems co-founder and Vogue Aerospace president Matthew Travis is on the Cold Star Project to share his plans for enabling simplified, rapid ...

10/29/2019

We're moving forward with our Calypso cubesat project. Please check out our Patreon page and consider showing your support while joining us on Discord, receiving exclusive updates and other benefits!

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10/29/2019

https://youtu.be/fnof9TOoRZo

Calypso is a volunteer cubesat project to develop a new hydrogen peroxide based “green” propulsion system for small satellites on deep space missions. Calyps...

02/24/2019

ARES Institute, an aerospace engineering research organization, has had 501 (c)(3) tax exempt, tax deductible, status since 2007.

02/05/2019

This is one of our next projects. We'll be teaming up with a private company....

"NASA is interested in utilizing SmallSats/CubeSats (6U-12U, < 50kg CubeSats targeted) for cislunar, interplanetary
and/or deep space missions, including lunar exploration precursor missions and missions identified in recent Planetary Science Deep Space SmallSat Studies (PSDS3). To accomplish this, advances in chemical propulsion systems for these class of spacecraft are sought, to complete maneuvers such as attitude control, trans-orbit injection, orbit changes, and planetary intercept, with a minimum of transit time. Chemical propulsion systems considered here can include cold-gas, warm-gas, monopropellants and/or bi-propellant systems. These propulsion systems are preferentially envisioned as modular, add-on sub-systems to the larger SmallSat/CubeSat payloads, and would be
comprised of the sum components of tank(s), valve(s), pressurant, feed system, thrusters and/or controls. Proposers should place emphasis on full propulsion systems offering long life, reliability, and minimalistic use of spacecraft resources (power, energy, volume, and mass). The use of existing component technologies to build a propulsion system is encouraged to minimize overall development, however proposers are also cautioned that experience to date has shown component technologies for larger systems do not necessarily and easily scale down to CubeSat platforms. Since the focus is on complete propulsion systems, proposals will not be considered that focus purely on individual component development (e.g., new thruster designs or propellant formulations) without addressing how the innovative component solution supports improved mission outcomes and clearly identifies how the product will be incorporated into an overall propulsion system solution. Component solutions must clearly demonstrate a willing system infusion customer and/or mission for consideration. Proposals are sought that can deliver a propulsion system hardware prototype at or greater than Technology Readiness Level (TRL) 4 (breadboard validations within a laboratory environment) within Phase II resources."

02/02/2019

http://aresinstitute.org/2018/11/09/successful-main-propulsion-system-test-fire/

Posted on November 9, 2018December 4, 2018 by mtravisSuccessful Main Propulsion System Test Fire “It isn’t rocket science,” except when it is. On November 8, ARES Institute’s partner Aphelion Orbitals, Inc. successfully conducted a demonstration test fire of a flight-scale storable, non-toxi...

11/26/2016

10/14/2015

NASA’s Launch Services Program (LSP) has awarded multiple Venture Class Launch Services (VCLS) contracts to provide small satellites (SmallSats) -- also called CubeSats, microsats or nanosatellites -- access to low-Earth orbit.

The three companies selected to provide these new commercial launch capabilities, and the value of their firm fixed-price contracts, are:

Firefly Space Systems Inc. of Cedar Park, Texas, $5.5 million

Rocket Lab USA Inc. of Los Angeles, $6.9 million

Virgin Galactic LLC of Long Beach, California, $4.7 million