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SDA Awards $1.9M for Deorbit Studies

Arkisys is excited to kickoff a short burn study effort on de-orbit augmentation and on-demand commercial services for the Space Development Agency! Led by Arkisys the team includes Kall Morris Inc, ThermaSat Inc., Parabilis Space Technologies, Inc. and Revolution Space. SDA is interested in capabilities for on-demand de-orbit as a commercially available service.

“The team’s goal is to dive into the various ground launch and space deployed options available combining the unique talents each team member brings” says Rahul Rughani, Ph.D., Chief Systems Engineer at Arkisys. “Looking at the Delta-V required both from either ground or from an orbital platform will identify multiple options we can offer to SDA to consider.”

Arkisys has made strong progress in showcasing use cases for a long duration space testbed that is by design able to grow into a larger structure itself on orbit. “Space is a throwaway culture today” says David A Barnhart, founder and CEO. “Every other platform on Earth can extend life, revenue and new uses through new parts, the right tools and a garage to work in. But not Space. We are fundamentally changing the equation to make that possible … today” says Barnhart.

Robotic Assembly Demonstration

On April 29th, 2024, Arkisys Demonstrated to the US Space Force the final milestone on our 15 month Phase II SBIR contract. The ability to manipulate and reconfigure spacecraft on-orbit to upgrade their capabilities after the fact is something of great tactical interest to the US Space Force. As a dual use technology, this capability is extremely valuable to the commercial space industry to enable plug-and-play technologies and rapid on-orbit R&D. 

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This technology, being developed by Arkisys, will enable the manufacturing of custom spacecraft on-demand in orbit in a matter of days, if not hours, using components stored in our orbital depot. By demonstrating this using our ground robotics testbed, Arkisys is bringing this concept one step closer to reality.

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Arkisys has demonstrated the first steps to realizing this in orbit, with more updates coming this Summer. Stay tuned!

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Conferences and Events Attended

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SpaceCom Expo

USA

Jan 30 - Feb 1, Orlando FL​

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Arkisys attended the SpaceCom Expo and participated in the Orbital Prime quarterly in-person events

SDL RPO Workshop

USA

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Space Tech Expo Long Beach

USA

May 14, Logan, Utah​

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Arkisys CEO Dave Barnhart presented two papers at the inaugural RPO workshop at SDL. One was on behalf of CONFERS, of which Dave Barnhart is a board member, and another focused on RPO safety and transparency.

May 15 - 16, Long Beach, CA​

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Arkisys CEO Dave Barnhart participated in a panel presentation at the Space Tech Expo at the Long Beach Convention Center: "Changing Paradigms in the Space Market: Sustainability & Profitability"

Satellite 2024

USA

March 19 - 21, Washington , D.C.​

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Arkisys presented as one of 10 companies selected for the startup pitch session at the Satellite 2024 expo floor

COSMIC Convergence

USA

May 15-16, Logan, Utah

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Arkisys was hand picked to be one of the dozen companies to participate in NASA's COSMIC: the Consortium for Space Mobility and ISAM Capabilities. Arkisys's Noah Gladden presented a member highlight on Arkisys at this quarterly meeting in Logan

State of the Space Industrial Base

USA

May 28 - 30, Albuquerque, New Mexico​

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Arkisys Chief System Engineer Rahul Rughani represents the company at the annual State of the Space Industrial Base convention for US government interests in the space domain.

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Upcoming Events

Arkisys will be attending the following events in 2024, please reach out to us to schedule a meeting!

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- SmallSat 2024: Aug 3 - 8, Logan, UT (Join us for our Side Meeting Monday August 5th at 9am!)

- IAC 2024: Oct 14 - 18, Milan, Italy (Come by our booth for a robotic assembly demo!)

- CONFERS GSSF: Nov 13 - 14, Washington, D.C.

- Space Tech Expo Europe: Nov 19 - 21, Bremen, Germany

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