Space Applications Services

Space Applications Services

Space Applications Services

We develop systems and payloads for the International Space Station (ISS), on-orbit servicing and lunar destinations. We also develop robotic and rover systems, complete ground segment solutions, control centres, while providing operations and astronaut training services. Through our ICE Cubes service, our customers can have access to the ISS; and in the near future to commercial Low Earth Orbit stations in development.

Created: 2023-03-05

Updated: 2023-04-06

Company - Space Applications Services

Founded
Country
1987
Belgium
Website
Space Applications Services
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Space Applications Services

Product/Service - LUVMI, LUVMI-X

Classification
Surface Spacecraft
Category
Commercial Rover
Status
Development
First launch
Not announced

Lunar Rover

The Lunar Volatiles Mobile Instrumentation (LUVMI) rover family provides a smart, low mass, innovative, modular and extendable platform designed to accommodate payloads and provide payload mobility on the moon. It is tele-operated with optional autonomous modes to allow for faster traverses and for safety when entering Permanently Shadowed Regions.

The rover is designed for operation in polar regions of the moon. Platform mass is 40 kg and may accommodate 30- 40 kg of payload mass. Power Onboard solar panels generate up to 180W of which more than 50% are available for payloads.

LUVMI-X
LUVMI-X is an evolution of LUVMI that provides more payload accommodation and deployment capabilities, including deployment of small payloads, all within a lower mass and volume. In its reference configuration, LUVMI-X features a full set of volatiles science instruments – as well as cube payloads, including:

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Product/Service - ALCHEMIST

Classification
Space Resources
Category
ISRU (In Situ Resource Utilization)
Status
Development
First launch
2025

ALCHEMIST - In Situ Resource Utilisation

Space Applications Services has led international SRU consortia totaling more than 28 different Partners, and participates as consortium member in a number of other related projects. The Company has been involved in SRU technology definition and breadboarding activities for more than 10 years, and now provides technology and services solutions to realise SRU.

The Team provided a key contribution to a study for PwC/ The Government of Luxembourg which identified the main SRU value chains and the technology roadmap to realising commercially viable SRU .

Prospecting is a first step of in the value chain.

Space Applications Services leads the development of a Lunar Rover Platform (LUVMI-X) with the main goal of prospecting water and other resources on the Lunar surface, including determining the existence of exploitable reserves at the Lunar poles.

Extraction, handling and processing technology is also being investigated and developed in three activities with consortia led by Space Applications Services:

  1. ESA’s Phase 0 study to define a demonstration ISRU payload
  2. ESA’s ISRU terrestrial testbed which is proving ISRU technology for the production of oxygen and water from regolith using the reduction of iron oxides from Lunar regolith simulant
  3. ESA’s Phase A/B1 study (ALCHEMIST) to specify and prototype the payload that will demonstrate ISRU on the moon by 2025.

Created: 2023-03-05

Updated: 2023-04-06

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Product/Service - Skybeam

Classification
In-Space Manufacturing
Category
Space Solar Power
In-Space Assembly
Status
Concept
First launch
Not announced

Study for Skybeam: Assembly of a Space Solar Power system with European Technologies.

Created: 2023-03-11

Updated: 2023-04-06

Product/Service - Walking Manipulator, HOTDOCK

Classification
Miscellaneous
Category
In-Space Assembly
Robotic Arm
Space Robotics
Hardware
Fields
Docking Technologies
Status
Development
First launch
Not announced

Walking Manipulator

The Walking Manipulator (WM) is a product line enabling robotic on-orbit servicing and reconfiguration. Optionally the Walking Manipulator itself is reconfigurable to provide increased reliability and additional functions. It is designed to support launch loads and is fully compatible with the HOTDOCK connect/disconnect product.

HOTDOCK - Mating/Demating Device

HOTDOCK is a product line of mating interfaces for robotic manipulation providing an androgynous coupling to transfer mechanical loads, electrical power, data and (optionally) thermal loads through a single interface.

Created: 2023-04-06

Updated: 2023-04-06

Product/Service - ICE Cubes

Classification
Miscellaneous
Category
ISS Utilization Service
Status
Active, Development
First launch
2018

ICE Cubes

ICE Cubes Service is a simple and cost-effective way for your experiment or technology to fly onboard the International Space Station.

You can develop your own experiment in one of the standard form factors. For this, you will use the set of interface standards, safety requirements and guidelines defined by the service.

During flight, users are able to have near real-time telemetry and telecommanding capabilities with the Experiment Cube from any location with an internet connection.

AI-in-Space challenge

The first AI-in-Space challenge has generated a number of proposals for AI-enhanced space activities, using the ICE Cubes AI-Box as a testbed and playground.

Created: 2018-11-01

Updated: 2023-04-06

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News, Research, Projects and Patents

Title Type Date Summary
White paper - Microgravity for biotech & pharma Whitepaper 2022-01-01 [All levels of biological organisation, cells, tissues, organs, organisms, are affected by microgravity often in novel and useful ways, sometimes in ways that allow medical, biotech and other problems on Earth to be better addressed. The benefits of microgravity allow to manufacture medicines, materials and living tissue that cannot be done in Earth’s 1g gravity environment.](https://www.icecubesservice.com/journal/white-paper-microgravity-for-biotech-pharma/)
ESA awards Space Resources contract to Space Applications Services Project 2021-05-12 ESA awards contract to Space Applications Services to deliver systems and optimise operations for producing oxygen from Lunar soil through the FFC process.

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