SmallSpark Space Systems

SmallSpark Space Systems
Description: SmallSpark Space Systems is a Cardiff-based company specializing in developing advanced technologies to enhance spacecraft development efficiency. Their focus includes mission planning, design automation, and power management solutions, aiming to streamline spacecraft development and increase autonomy, efficiency, and performance in space
Vision:
To provide the tools and services needed to grow the global space economy, enabling new nations and businesses to utilize space like never before
Mission:
To enable increased efficiency in spacecraft development through mission-driven design automation and flexible hardware solutions
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Funding:
  • Seed Funding: Apr 1, 2023, £1 million
  • Seed Funding: Nov 1, 2021, £1.7 million
  • Grant : Jun 1, 2021, £0.073 million
  • Grant : Jan 4, 2021, £0.045 million
  • Pre-Seed Funding: Jan 1, 2021, £0.2 million
  • Pre-Seed Funding: Nov 9, 2019, €0.1 million
  • Grant : Jun 1, 2019, €0.01 million
Key Milestones:
  • 2022: Secured funding from the UK government to develop new chemical propulsion systems.
  • 2023: Appointed a former BAE Systems Business Development and Strategy Director as Chair of the Board of Directors.
  • 2023: Successfully demonstrated AI-designed solid rocket motors with its Digital Fusion Technology.
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Products & Services:
  • Mission Management Suite (MMS): A cloud-based platform that enables more efficient, collaborative mission and spacecraft design
  • CIPHER: A secure, modular, radiation-tolerant data and power management unit utilizing next-generation materials to enable plug-and-play integration of payloads and avionics into spacecraft.
  • S4-NEWT-A2: A bi-propellant satellite thruster using non-cryogenic propellants, designed to enhance mobility and logistics capabilities for in-space vehicles.
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