Draft:NearSpace Launch

NearSpace Launch
Company typePrivate
Industry
FoundedJune 4, 2013; 11 years ago (2013-06-04)[1]
FounderDr. Hank Voss & Jeff Dailey
Headquarters,
United States
Websitenearspacelaunch.com

NearSpace Launch (NSL) is an aerospace company providing communication systems[2], satellite busses[3], and hosted payloads[4]. NSL was founded in 2014 by two Taylor University professors, Dr. Hank Voss and Jeff Dailey.[5] NearSpace Launch, in partnership with Taylor University, launched Indiana's first satellite.[6] In partnership with Northwest Nazarene University, launched Idaho's first satellite.[7]

Notable Launches

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Date Name Rocket
July 13th, 2014 GEARRS1[8][9] Antares-120
May 20th, 2015 GEARRS2[10] Atlas V
November 12th, 2017 Asgardia-1[11][12] Antares-230
April 17th, 2019 ThinSat[13][14] Antares-230
May 12, 2019 MakerSat-1[15][16] Falcon 9
March 9, 2021 BSS 1 (Defast)[17][18] Firefly Alpha
May 25th, 2022 TROOP-3[19][20] Falcon 9
Upcoming (2024) TROOP F2[21][22][23] Falcon 9

References

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  1. ^ "NEARSPACE LAUNCH INC". INBiz. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
  2. ^ "12.0 Identification and Tracking Systems". nasa.gov. NASA. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
  3. ^ "2.0 Complete Spacecraft Platforms". nasa.gov. NASA. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
  4. ^ "NearSpace Launch and SEOPS Partner to Deliver the OctoBus Space Vehicle". EIN Presswire. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
  5. ^ "Keeping the Connection". nasa.gov. NASA. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
  6. ^ "TSAT, Indiana's First Satellite". Taylor University. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
  7. ^ "MakerSat-O". Northwest Nazarene University. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
  8. ^ "GEARRS 1, 2 (GEARRSAT 1, 2)". Gunter's Space Page.
  9. ^ "GEARRS-1 Satellite". Nanosat Database. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
  10. ^ "GEARRS-2 Satellite". Nanosat Database. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
  11. ^ Mosher, Dave (8 December 2017). "The 'space kingdom' Asgardia says it's the first nation with all of its territory in orbit — but legal experts are dubious". Business Insider. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
  12. ^ "Asgardia-1 Satellite". Nanosat Database. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
  13. ^ "ThinSat 1A, ..., 1L, 2A, ..., 2I". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
  14. ^ "NASA and Space Force Award Contracts for ThinSat Constellations to NearSpace Launch". Space News. 11 August 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
  15. ^ "MakerSat 0, 1". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
  16. ^ "MakerSat1 Satellite". Nanosat Database. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
  17. ^ "BSS 1 (DFAST)". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
  18. ^ "BSS1 (DFAST) Satellite". Nanosat Database. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
  19. ^ "Sherpa-AC". Nanosat Database. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
  20. ^ Werner, Debora (20 February 2023). "NSL unveils new Black Box". Space News. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
  21. ^ "TROOP-F2 Satellite". Nanosat Database. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
  22. ^ "TROOP F2". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
  23. ^ "SEOPS Readies Five Payloads from Three Countries on Upcoming Transporter-11 Rideshare Mission with SpaceX". SEOPS. Retrieved 24 July 2024.