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Nikon optics that flew on NASA’s Apollo 15 mission in 1971 informed the GRUS-3 telescope design.
The Nikon telescope is paired with Axelspace’s image sensor unit to produce high-resolution imagery within the constraints of a microsatellite platform.
Axelspace’s collaboration with Nikon dates back to the launch of Axelspace’s first GRUS-1 satellite in December 2018.
Each GRUS-3 satellite carries a custom telescope manufactured by Nikon Corporation.
Nikon developed a custom telescope for GRUS-3 using its Applied Optical and Precision Technologies and its space telescope development experience.
The Nikon telescope and Axelspace’s image sensor unit are intended to improve cost efficiency for future mass production.
Nikon participated in Vast’s $500 million funding round.
Astronaut verbal descriptions, written annotations, and photographs taken with a Nikon camera and an 80-400 mm zoom lens are key Artemis 2 science data sets.
The financing round was led by Balerion Space Ventures with participation from In-Q-Tel, Qatar Investment Authority, Mitsui & Co., Ltd, MUFG, Nikon Corporation, Stellar Ventures, Space Capital, and Earthrise Ventures.
The Qatar Investment Authority, IQT, Mitsui & Co., MUFG, and Nikon Corporation participated in Vast Space’s financing round.
Vast’s Series A financing round was led by Balerion Space Ventures and included IQT, the Qatar Investment Authority, Mitsui, MUFG, Nikon, Stellar Ventures, Space Capital, Earthrise Ventures, and company founder Jed McCaleb.
Investors in Vast’s Series A round include In-Q-Tel, Qatar Investment Authority, Mitsui & Co. Ltd., MUFG, Nikon Corporation, Stellar Ventures, Space Capital, Earthrise Ventures, and Jed McCaleb.
The HULC design consists of a modified Nikon Z 9 camera and Nikkor lenses, NASA’s thermal blanket, and a custom grip with modified buttons developed by NASA engineers.
Teams at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, and Nikon have started working to implement adjustments and develop the HULC.
Nikon launched the Next Generation Project Division in July 2019 to accelerate new growth businesses leveraging its precision and optoelectronics technology.
The Nikon–Morf3D deal is estimated at 10,000,000,000 JPY ($91,000,000).
Nikon bought a majority stake in U.S. startup Morf3D in a deal estimated at nearly 10,000,000,000 JPY ($91,000,000).
Nikon has strength in optical processing machines, a 3D printing technology used to build up metal components from a powder-like material.