A short summary of our project
Our team is trying to raise money to fund a project that aims to design and manufacture an open-source propulsion system specializing in collision avoidance that will be used for Satellites. This project will mainly help smaller space companies and start-ups get their Satellites into space by having an already-developed propulsion system to work with.
Who are we?
Our team consists of seven Astro students, Martin Thorn, Jordan Langford, Adam Nouioua, Ryan Anderson, Rob Souter, Allan Michael, and Nathan Martel.
Our story
We are aiming to design and manufacture an open-source Satellite propulsion system with the aim of collision avoidance. Collision avoidance is an issue because there are roughly half a million pieces of debris 1cm or larger currently orbiting the earth and so collision avoidance systems are a necessary implementation for modern-day satellites.
As the system is open source it will allow small space companies or start-ups which don't have the manpower or resources to research and design their own propulsion system to manufacture our open-source system. This would allow for quicker build times and saving of resources as the designers would have access to an already well-established system.
Supporting this project won't just help us produce this system, you will also be supporting future space-related businesses take their first step in a highly competitive market. Helping the space sector as a whole grow and advance.
Where will the money go?
Your funding will pay for:
- Components and parts for the system
- Any tests needed to be done on the system or individual parts
- Any travel that needs to happen to get to testing facilities
Cost Analysis:
To be able to start production and testing we will need to outsource certain components such as valves, filters and various other things.
Bellow is a table that represents what would need to be ordered to allow us to make one complete system.
Rewards
People who help fund our project will get regular updates and progress reports showing you exactly what your funding is doing for the project.
We will also show people who donate to the project videos of us testing the propulsion system and assembly videos.
Find us here
To find out more connect with us on LinkedIn and ask us any questions you may have
Martin- https://www.linkedin.com/in/martin-thorn-444308205/
Rob- https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-souter-6bb143223/
Jordan- https://www.linkedin.com/in/jordan-langford-astro/
Adam- https://www.linkedin.com/in/adam-nouioua-3a7532207/
Allan- https://www.linkedin.com/in/allan-michael-9572bb1a2/
Ryan- https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryan-andersson-611a191a8/
Nathan- https://www.linkedin.com/in/nathan-martel-hector-129321255/
Or give us an email at
Martin- K2024753@kingston.ac.uk
Rob- k1907586@kingston.ac.uk
Jordan- k2013234@kingston.ac.uk
Adam- k2015817@kingston.ac.uk
Allan- k1911205@kingston.ac.uk
Ryan- k2055372@kingston.ac.uk
Nathan- k1605551@kingston.ac.uk
Help us succeed
You don't need to give money to help us succeed! Please share this project with anyone you think would support us – on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, by email, telephone, in a chat over the fence, or your blog. Share it with everyone you know as we think it's a great idea, and the more people who know about it, the more likely we are to make this work out brilliantly. And we know we said you don't need to give money to help us, but we'd love it if you did! Please sponsor us and help make this happen.
