Japan Geoscience Union Meeting 2019

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P (Space and Planetary Sciences ) » P-EM Solar-Terrestrial Sciences, Space Electromagnetism & Space Environment

[P-EM12] Space Weather and Space Climate

Mon. May 27, 2019 10:45 AM - 12:15 PM A04 (TOKYO BAY MAKUHARI HALL)

convener:Ryuho Kataoka(National Institute of Polar Research), Antti A Pulkkinen(NASA Goddard Space Flight Center), Kanya Kusano(Institute for Space-Earth Environmental Research, Nagoya University), Kaori Sakaguchi(National Institute of Information and Communications Technology), Chairperson:Ryuho Kataoka(National Institute of Polar Research)

10:45 AM - 11:00 AM

[PEM12-07] Commercial Space Weather Activities From a USA small Business Perspertive

★Invited Papers

*Chigomezyo Mudala Ngwira1, Geoff Crowley1, Chad Fish1 (1.Atmospheric and Space Technology Research Associates, LLC)

Keywords:Space Weather, Commercial activities

This talk offers a brief overview of ASTRA (Atmospheric and Space Technology Research Associates), a small business company based in Louisville, Colorado USA. ASTRA was born out of the vision for applying fundamental space physics knowledge to real-world problems. Its motto is Science + Technology + Applications – Bringing it all together. Founded in 2005, ASTRA has become a system design and technology development company. ASTRA is a leader in the “New Space” small satellite revolution specializing in miniaturized sensors, and data modeling and analytics for the government and commercial customers. ASTRA leverages its scientific and engineering expertise to develop unique solutions in HF radar and radio, GPS systems, satellite remote sensing, CubeSats/Smallsats, and LiDAR. ASTRA's technical background spans fundamental space physics disciplines of the upper atmosphere, data analysis and modeling of the complex coupling of the meso-iono- thermosphere, as well as LEO constellation design, spacecraft design, instrument sensor design and manufacture, and space to earth communications.