SpaceQuest, Ltd.
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| Type | Private |
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| Founded | 1994 |
| Headquarters | Fairfax, Virginia, USA |
| Key people | Dr. Dino A. Lorenzini, Chairman & CEO Mark Kanawati, Vice President |
| Industry | Spacecraft, Engineering, Computer hardware, Consulting |
| Products | See complete products listing |
| Employees | 12 (2005) |
| Slogan | "We're Bringing the Cost of Low-Earth Orbit Satellites Down To Earth" |
| Website | www.spacequest.com |
SpaceQuest is a spacecraft components and engineering company, focused on small satellites.
SpaceQuest provides spacecraft components. They modify and launch commercial off-the-shelf components. If the component works successfully in space, they label the component "Space Qualified".
They also design complete spacecraft, and have an interest in amateur radio satellite projects, which can be accessed by users all over the world. Almost all of their employees are licensed Amateur Radio operators.
SpaceQuest also has a relationship with many universities.[1], supplying low-cost components and expertise to student-built satellite projects, like the US Air Force Academy's Falconsat program[2], and a project by the Naval Post Graduate School.
[edit] SpaceQuest Projects & Customers
- FalconSat 1, a student-built satellite designed by cadets at the United States Air Force Academy
- FalconSat 3, a student-built satellite designed by cadets at the United States Air Force Academy
- AprizeSat 1 & 2, an asset-tracking constellation. See: AprizeSat
- AMSAT Echo, an amateur satellite servicing amateur radio operators all over the world.
- Spacequest developed the Avionics Equipment for Bigelow_Aerospace Genesis-1 Pathfinder
[edit] External links
[edit] References
- ^ SpaceQuest Success Stories. SpaceQuest.com (January 10, 2007).
- ^ SpaceQuest to Develop Bus for US Air Force Academy's FalconSAT 3 Mission. SpaceQuest.com (August 15, 2003).
