Solstar Space is a commercial space-based connectivity company that pioneers persistent communication services for on-orbit assets like satellites, space stations, and launch vehicles. They develop space-ready WiFi solutions, including WiFi access points and satellite transceivers, facilitating a secure internet connection between spacecraft and Earth. Solstar's services support commercial space companies, international space agencies like NASA, and government/aerospace entities, enabling crew communications, payload integration, and remote operations in LEO, lunar orbit, and on the lunar surface. Key partners include Momentus, with plans to demonstrate on-orbit WiFi connectivity using Solstar's Deke Space Communicator on a SpaceX rideshare mission in 2026.
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Solstar Space WiFi is intended to serve LEO space stations and service spacecraft, lunar gateways, transfer vehicles, landers, and modules, and lunar surface habitats, vehicles, spacesuits, and IoT mesh networks and wireless bridges.
The SBIR Phase I contract to Solstar Space supports research to further develop Solstar’s space-rated WiFi Access Points and client WiFi Network Cards.
AFWERX selected Solstar Space for a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II contract worth $1,248,735 to address challenges for the Department of the Air Force.
Solstar Space has been selected by AFWERX for a SBIR Phase II contract worth $1,248,735.
Solstar Space was selected by AFWERX for a SBIR Phase II contract valued at $1,248,735 to address challenges for the Department of the Air Force.
Solstar Space will continue development of the Critical Data Relay Spacecraft Operational Status (CritDR-SOS), also known as the Deke Space Communicator (Deke), under a Phase II Small Business Innovation Research contract valued at $1,249,269.
Solstar is working with commercial space companies, international space agencies, government organizations, and their contractors to develop and deploy space WiFi and communicators for a broad range of use cases.
Solstar Space is working with commercial space companies, international space agencies, government organizations, and their contractors to develop and deploy space Wi-Fi and communicators for a broad range of use cases.
Solstar Space is developing a flight-proven modular device for spacecraft integration called the Slayton Space Communicator that provides near real-time command and control through a 24/7 high-bandwidth downlink and uplink data relay.
The Department of the Air Force awarded Solstar Space a Phase I STTR contract to evaluate the Slayton Space Communicator for high-speed data communications.
Solstar Space opened a new Boulder, Colorado office at 1445 Pearl Street in the Pearl Street Mall area.
Solstar Space will provide the Wireless Access Points that will be used on NASA’s Habitation and Logistics Outpost (HALO) module planned for launch in 2024.
Solstar Space offers space-tested routers, Wi-Fi hotspots, and satellite space communicators.
Solstar Space has completed three space missions since 2013.
Solstar Space received the Top Mobile Marketing Campaign award for a Regulation Crowdfunding Round under Reg CF that opened in 2020 and closed in January 2021.
Solstar Space’s Reg CF campaign had a fundraising goal of approximately $535,000 and reached over $1.1 million, becoming oversubscribed.
Solstar Space is a participant in the AFWERX SBIR Phase 1 cohort and will conduct feasibility studies with the Department of Defense to demonstrate how the company’s onboard satellite Critical Data Relay supports continuous connectivity and provides global communications for spacecraft in low Earth orbit.
Solstar Space is developing a Space Wide Web and its Schmitt Space Communicator transceiver relays messages between spacecraft and the ground through commercial communications satellites in geostationary orbit.
Solstar tested the Schmitt Space Communicator in April and July 2018 on board Blue Origin’s New Shepard and transmitted the first tweets from space.
Solstar Space Co. planned to upgrade transceivers in 2020 to offer Wi‑Fi to people and machines in orbit.