Lanteris Space Systems CEO on post-Maxar opportunities

I caught up with Chris Johnson this week to talk about the Maxar rebrand to Lanteris Space Systems. Government business has become a larger part of the pie in recent years, and Chris is still bullish on GEO — "GEO is going to come back."

CAS Space's Kinetica-1 has flown into sun-synchronous orbit, carrying Pakistan's first hyperspectral imaging satellite alongside two X-band synthetic aperture radar remote sensing spacecraft For China in Space -> https://lnkd.in/efsG-pt9

Space Spotlight 💡Skykraft Deep within Skykraft spacecraft is a new system for formation flying – and it’s shaping a constellation of Australian satellites designed for global, uninterrupted air traffic control. Find out how it works here: http://spklr.io/6042BzXgg

Large Space Simulator gets a digital twin, The Large Space Simulator, Europe’s largest vacuum chamber, routinely reproduces space conditions on Earth to test spacecraft before they fly into orbit. The facility is complex, and the current process of training a new operator is lengthy and complicated. To make it easier, the space simulator now has a digital twin – the most realistic virtual model of the facility yet, developed for the European Space Agency (ESA) by the Spanish engineering company Empresarios

Longest Continuously Operating Electronic Computer Award: Voyager 1 and its twin space probe, both launched by NASA in 1977, were the first human-made objects to reach interstellar space. But that’s not the only record the spacecraft hold. Voyager 2’s Computer Command System has not been turned off since it first booted up about 48 years ago, making it the longest continuously operating electronic computer.

Flying over the Arctic, our spacecraft SpIRIT captured this image of a snowy white wonderland below. SpIRIT’s high inclination orbit gives the satellite a prime view of the Antarctic and Arctic polar ice caps that can be captured and processed by the imaging system we have developed. These regions of low contrast provide a nice challenge for the classification algorithms running on the edge that we are testing with SpIRIT’s onboard GPU enabled AI payload. SpIRIT is led by the Melbourne Space Laboratory at the University of Melbourne via grants provided by the Australian Space Agency and with contribution from the Agenzia Spaziale Italiana and our industry partners Inovor Technologies, Neumann Space and Nova Systems Australia and New Zealand Tap to learn more ➡️https://lnkd.in/e3vt8K4a

In 3.5 years, after the completion of our Adam ion drive, we plan to begin development of photonic drives, building on a twelve-year window of propulsion innovation. Adam provides precise, efficient thrust for trajectory corrections and delicate mission alignments. Photon drives will then bring high-speed, relativistic potential, allowing spacecraft to cover vast distances with unprecedented efficiency. By combining derivative-based analysis and dynamic modulation, we can predict velocity and energy transfer with remarkable precision. The result? A spacecraft capable of adapting in real time to rare-state mission orientations and procedures, seamlessly balancing precision and high-velocity travel. Adam was the first step—photon drives represent the next evolution toward truly modular and predictive spaceflight.

🚀 Happy World Space Week! 🌌 DYK simulation is playing a key role in advancing Space exploration and development? From secure and resilient communications to mission planning, novel propulsion technologies and accurate sensor systems, using simulation enables detailed analysis of spacecraft, rockets, and satellites, ensuring that they perform optimally and safely in the harsh conditions of space. Keep a watch on our socials this week as we look at some of the amazing pioneers who are shaping the future of space, pushing innovation to its limits, and who EDRMedeso is proud to partner. Here’s to the power of simulation in making space missions safer, smarter, sustainable - and faster! #SpaceWeek #Simulation #Innovation #SpaceExploration #Ansys Learn more: https://lnkd.in/gQ_Cnrr7

🛰️ NEWS 🛰️ The UK Space Agency is set to fund a Leicester space and technology company to explore a new kind of spacecraft. Meridian Space Command will receive £150,000 along with French startup Alpha Impulsion to study a new kind of in-space orbital transfer vehicle (OTV). https://lnkd.in/e-cMeek9

Currently at VisionCosmos, we’re prototyping for our 2026 suborbital launch payload. Goal? Demonstrating a revolutionary spacecraft subsystem reform, thus cutting down on launch mass and costs. Just imagine what this could mean for everyone who wanted to reach space, but were restricted by costs. For every space agency and company which just needed that extra bit of more funds or investment to complete their spacecraft.