Trans Astronautica Corporation

🚀 Milestone Alert! 🚀 TransAstra has reached a groundbreaking achievement with the first-ever space-based matched filter tracking using our patented Theia™ software! Now commercially available, Theia can be deployed to existing commercial and government satellites, greatly enhancing Space Domain Awareness (SDA) capabilities. This innovation is a game-changer for space observation, planetary defense, and asteroid mining. Discover how we’re advancing the future of space technology:  https://lnkd.in/ecEk3NBr

🚀 Check out Blazing Star—our quarter-scale rocket body simulator with 3-axis attitude control! This is a key part of our NASA-funded development of our cutting-edge capture bag technology.🛰 Blazing Star, suspended from our 14-foot-high gantry, helps us simulate capturing orbital debris and satellites for end-of-life disposal. This setup allows us to explore the dynamics and kinematics of the capture process, a critical step toward keeping space sustainable. 🌍 ✨ We’re pushing the boundaries of space tech to make space operations safer and more efficient. Stay tuned for more updates! #SpaceTech #OrbitalDebris #NASA #TransAstra #Innovation #SpaceSustainability

Joel Sercel, Alex Pilmer, Nicole Shumaker, Philip Wahl are thrilled to be at #AMOS2024 on behalf of TransAstra! Looking forward to connecting with everyone in the space surveillance industry and discussing TransAstra’s work on Sutter Ground and Space, as well as Theia—our software demonstrated on ground & space telescopes and now commercially available! If you are at AMOS, Philip, our head of R&D engineering is excited to meet you! Don't be shy, come say hi! 🚀 #SpaceTech #Theia #Innovation

Join our CEO Joel Sercel with Scott and Andrei this Sunday, July 28th, at 12:00pm PST on TalkSpace to listen to their discussion about space mining! Link: https://lnkd.in/ggVCM34e

As we gear up to celebrate Independence Day, TransAstra is thrilled to announce a significant milestone: we've acquired 2 new patents, bringing our total to 14! Our latest patents include: 1️⃣ Systems and Methods for Radiant Gas Dynamic Mining of Permafrost (Pat. No. 12025006) 2️⃣ Omnivorous Solar Thermal Thruster, Cooling Systems, and Thermal Energy Transfer in Rockets (Pat. No. 12025078) These patents mark key milestones in our mission to revolutionize space technology. We are immensely proud of our team’s dedication and hard work in making these advancements possible. Radiant Gas Dynamic Mining of Permafrost is a way to harvest water vapor and other volatile chemicals from the Moon for making rocket propellant and other critical consumables to support a human outpost. The 2nd patent is for key features and claims covering our Omnivore solar thermal rocket. Omnivore promises nuclear rocket like performance without the cost and risk of nuclear reactors.

"The space station has suffered minor damage from debris over the years, but astronauts have yet to be injured. Space junk is a growing concern, however, as the amount of satellites and fragments of satellites have both grown dramatically in the past decade." - Mack, Eric. "ISS Astronauts Take Shelter After Russian Spacecraft Breaks Up In Orbit". Forbes. At TransAstra, we recognize the urgency of addressing this issue. That's why we're developing the FlyTrap Capture Bag, a solution designed to remediate space debris by capturing it effectively. Currently in the demo stage, FlyTrap will significantly improve the future of space sustainability. FlyTrap not only aims to clear space debris will capture asteroids, paving the way for a cleaner and safer space environment. Forbes Article: https://lnkd.in/grwUNnSw

We were thrilled to demonstrate our latest iteration of FlyTrap Capture Bag on our FlyTrap test bed to our investors from Helium-3 Ventures today represented by: Matthew Bellamy, John Dauer, and David Hendrickson. A huge shoutout to our incredible engineering team for their dedication and hard work in bringing us closer to our goals. This achievement marks a significant step forward in our journey towards revolutionizing space resource utilization. Stay tuned for more updates as we continue to evolve and reach for the stars! 🚀 ✨

✨ Our CEO, Joel Sercel, recently joined Cosmos Safari & Celestron, LLC. on their latest podcast. Watch Joel discuss space debris recycling, asteroid mining, and the future of space. 🌌 Don't miss out – video and audio live now! #SpaceInnovation #AsteroidMining #OrbitalDebris Audio: https://lnkd.in/gHYyt6nC Video: https://lnkd.in/g826JEmF

Our CEO, Joel Sercel, recently joined the Modern Aerospace podcast to discuss the fascinating world of asteroid mining 🚀 . From detection and propulsion to capture and processing, Joel dives deep into how these technological advancements are paving the way for future space exploration and resource utilization. Don’t miss out on these insightful discussions that are shaping the future of aerospace. Tune in to hear Joel share his expert insights and our company’s vision for space resource development.

We are thrilled to announce that Dr. Thibaud Talon has joined our Leadership Team at TransAstra. He will be our new Chief of Mechatronics. With a PhD in Aerospace Enginering from Caltech and deep experience across the full suite of skills needed to lead complex projects in mechatronics, Thibaud brings much to the table at TransAstra. Thibaud is leading the build out of our new FlyTrap Capture Bag Testbed. Within a matter of weeks we will be using this new testbed in our continuing development of FlyTrap capture bags for orbital debris cleanup and defense applications, under funding from NASA and the DoD.