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| MARCH_ |
Earth2Orbit featured in India’s premier business daily – MINT, published in partnership with the Wall Street Journal.
Akshay Patel and Aneal Krishnan from the Harvard Business School begin their internship with Earth2Orbit; Internship focus: Small Satellite Market Study.
NASA announces a CubeSats initiative to launch small cube-shaped satellites for education and not-for-profit organizations.
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Earth2Orbit team meets with top ISRO personnel in Bangalore to present E-POD Design.
E2O begins talks with ISRO’s Satellite Center’s (ISAC) Small Satellite Office, Bangalore for acceptance and qualification testing of E-POD.
Earth2Orbit CEO meets with Antrix Executive Director to discuss commercialization proposals.
Earth2Orbit CEO meets with ISRO Scientific Secretary to discuss space policy issues to support private aerospace start-ups from India to compete successfully in the global space marketplace.
Earth2Orbit team meets with Professors at the Indian Institute of Science in Bangalore to discuss collaborative R&D in the area of satellite subsystems.
E2O invited by the E-Cell at Indian Institute of Technology-Bombay (IIT-B) and E-Summit at Indian Institute of Technology-Guwahati (IIT-G) for a business presentation
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| JANUARY_ |
Sanket Nayak, E2O Head of Business Development, meets Mr. Banjamin Ben Elezier, Minister of Industry, Trade and Labor of Israel, and Mr. Mouneer Agbariya, Economic Counselor, Embassy of Israel, New Delhi, as part of Indian Business Delegation identified by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), to discuss collaborative business opportunities between Indian and Israeli companies.
E2O begins talks with the Aerospace Engineering Department at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Bombay for collaborative research.
E2O showcased at the 7th edition of Proto.in, India’s premier start-up showcase platform, at the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay (IIT-B) on 30th January 2010, as one of India’s Top-15 hottest start-ups. E2O pitches to blue chip Venture Capital firms and Angel Investor groups.
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Mr. Nilamani Mohanty, former Deputy Director of the ISRO Space Applications Center (SAC) joins E2O as its Chief Technology Officer (CTO). During his tenure at SAC, Mr. Mohanty oversaw payload design of the 3rd and 4th generation Indian National Satellite System (INSAT) and worked as Project Director to establish the Master Control Facility (MCF) for the INSAT series of communication satellites, amongst others. He is a Fellow of the Institution of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineers (IETE). India and Member of the Institution of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). USA. He has also been a Faculty Member at the United Nations Centre for Space Science and Technology Education for the Asia-Pacific region.
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| NOVEMBER_ |
E2O finishes the breadboard model of E-POD Control System and Actuation mechanism. Design concept is proven and is ready for PCB design followed by prototyping.
The Planetary Society. USA expresses interest in E2O’s launch procurement service on-board PSLV for its LightSail-1 project.
French company 4-Space s.a.r.l. and E2O discuss collaboration with the goal of submitting a proposal to the European Space Agency (ESA) under its ARTES-20 program. The project under discussion involves the design, fabrication and testing of an Amphibious Deployable Shelter System for Rapid Flood Disaster Relief. E2O begins talks with India’s National Remote Sensing Agency (NRSA) to explore field demonstration possibilities in the flood prone areas in India.
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| OCTOBER_ |
The Space Investment Summit Coalition invited E2O Co-Founder Amaresh Kollipara to deliver another opening presentation at the Space Investment Summit 7 in Boston, Massachusetts. Amaresh, along with two distinguished co-presenters, provided an overview of Public-Private Partnerships to investors and space entrepreneurs.
E2O and Semcon [India] conduct E-Pod design optimization and environmental simulation tests. Tests include: random vibration, sinusoidal vibration, frequency response, bake-out profile, and thermal vacuum tests.
E2O and Tata Elxsi meet and agree to enter into a strategic alliance to collaborate towards the design, development and fabrication of satellite subsystems
E2O and Semcon [India] kick-off design and development of cubesat bus (E-Bus) and the E2O Small Satellite Orbital Deployer [E-SSOD]
E2O Client, Osaka Institute of Technology (OIT), Japan submits the Interface Control Document (ICD) for review by the Antrix-ISRO PSLV team; OIT scheduled to launch PROITERES satellite onboard the PSLV in 2010
Winners announced for the 2009 Regolith Excavation Challenge held during the weekend of October 17, 2009. Prize funding of of $750,000 provided by the NASA Centennial Challenges Program. |
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E2O CEO [Asia-Pacific] meets with the head of International Business Development and the lead for HMI-Ergonomics at Semcon-Sweden, and Country Head of Semcon-India at the Semcon head quarters in Göteborg, Sweden
E2O I Bangalore identifies Cohera Automations, a high precision engineering manufacturing company, located in Whitefield, Bangalore to serve as the mechanical fabricator of the E-Pod
E2O Head of Business Development meets his counterpart at TATA Elxsi’s IDE Division to discuss a strategic alliance and to brainstorm areas of collaboration between the two companies
Earth2Orbit partners with NSL Satellites Ltd. of Israel to submit a proposal to the Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India and Confederation of Indian Industries (CII) for a collaborative research project under Joint India-Israel Initiative for Industrial R&D program (i4RD) – to develop a de-orbiting mechanism technology demonstrator for satellites; The de-orbiting mechanism could be a leap forward for the satellite industry in mitigating space debris |
| AUGUST_ |
E2O signs a Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) with potential Vietnamese client to release mechanical drawings of the E-Pod to facilitate the client team to factor in the interface requirements with the E-Pod
Earth2Orbit Pico-Satellite Orbital Deployer (E-Pod) design and development is being carried out by E2O I Bangalore in partnership with strategic alliance Semcon [India]; Flight Model expected to be ready in January, 2010 |
| JULY_ |
E2O and M+W Zander submit detailed spatial and power estimates for ISRO’s future Astronaut Training Facility (ATF) to the head of the ETF-Division at ISAC-ISRO
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton signs the End Use Monitoring (EUM) Agreement in New Delhi on 20 July that will give an unprecedented boost defense trade between the US and India
The Technology Safeguards Agreement (TSA) signed by India and the US on 20 July 2009 will expand satellite launch market and boost revenues for Indian Space Research Organization's (ISRO) commercial arm Antrix Corporation. This now enables launching of non-commercial civilian satellites of USA to be launched on ISRO’s Launch Vehicles.
The new dialogue architecture between the US and India also provides for logically extending the TSA to a separate Commercial Space Launch Agreement (CSLA). The CSLA shall enable launch of commercial civilian satellites of USA to be launched on ISRO’s Launch Vehicles. |
| JUNE_ |
| Astronaut Training Facility (ATF) design team (ETF-Division) at ISAC-ISRO meets E2O and M+W Zander delegates and seeks spatial and power estimates for Phase-A design of ATF in accordance with ISRO’s Human Space Program (HSP) |
| MAY_ |
Sanket Nayak, pursuing the Master’s Program at the International Space University (ISU) in France, will begin his 3-month industry internship at E2O starting 15 May. Sanket will conduct a feasibility study to see if the Indian SRE-capsule can be adapted into a viable commercial microgravity platform for the pharmaceutical and biotech industries.
E2O Launch and Hardware Manager Dushyant Padia to visit Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kanpur to hold discussions at the Mechanical Engineering Department with the JUGNU nano-satellite team regarding collaboration in the design and fabrication of Earth2Orbit’s separation mechanism (payload-rocket-adaptor) for small satellites – called the E-Pod. JUGNU will launch on the PSLV later this year.
E2O Partner Semcon launches its new facility at Whitefield in Bangalore. |
| APRIL_ |
| FSpace Laboratory, FPT Corporation, Vietnam seeks E2O services in brokering a launch for their satellite onboard the Indian Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) via Antrix. |
| MARCH_ |
E2O Client Osaka Institute of Technology signs Launch Services Agreement (LSA) with Antrix., the commercial arm of the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) for the launch of their satellite onboard the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV).
M+W Zander FE (India) Pvt. Ltd., a company in the global M+W Zander Group to partner with E2O to provide design, engineering, construction, installation and commissioning services for high-tech facilities for the Indian aerospace sector.
Semcon (India) to partner with E2O to bring its extensive experience in the Swedish and German automotive industry into the design, fabrication and testing of human space systems for transportation, habitation and exploration. This includes expertise in the field of ergonomics, Human Machine Interaction (HMI) and industrial design.
E2O begins talks with the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kanpur to explore collaboration potential for the development of the E2O’s new separation mechanism, called the E-Pod.
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E2O decides to develop the E-Pod, a separation adaptor between the launch vehicle and the payload. The E-Pod will be designed and fabricated in India and will cater to payloads in the 1-10 kg range.
E2O meets with the heads of the Indian Human Space Program (HSP) and the SRE Capsule Project to discuss E2O’s expertise and offerings in the design and fabrication of crew systems and high-tech facilities to support the HSP.
E2O becomes a participating member of the Fast Forward Study Team a group, formed by SpaceWorks Engineering Inc dedicated to investigating global point-to-point high-speed travel for cargo delivery. Studies will focus on space vehicles with hypersonic propulsion. Fellow members include, among others, Boeing, Lockheed Martin, Virgin Galactic, and Spaceport America.
E2O Board Member Dr. Barbara Imhof invited to give a talk about Space Architecture at Phaenomenale 2009, a Science & Art Festival held at the renowned Zaha Hadid designed Phaeno in Wolfsburg, Germany. This year’s theme was: TRAUMSCHIFF RAUMSCHIFF.
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| JANUARY_ |
| LIQUIFER Systems Group (LSG), Vienna to partner with E2O. LSG will bring to bear its experience in the design of crew systems and facilities for the European industry. |
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| E2O Co-Founder Susmita Mohanty invited for talk and panel discussion at the Bangalore Space Expo (BSX) 2008. Co-Speakers and Panelists include, among others, Dr. M. Annadurai, Chandrayaan-1 Project Director and Dr. A. Subramoniam, Study Director for the Indian Human Space Program (HSP). |
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| The Space Investment Summit Coalition invited E2O Co-Founder Amaresh Kollipara to deliver an opening presentation at the Space Investment Summit 6 in Los Angeles, California. Amaresh presented an overview of the commercial space industry to investors and aerospace entrepreneurs. |
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