A SPACE SECTOR NETWORKER, FACILITATOR & BROKER
INTERPLANETARY EXPEDITIONS is a world leading facilitator of space technology and places an emphasis on assisting emerging space nations to enhance local infrastructure so they may develop satellites/spacecraft without or with minimal foreign support.
The company uses its extensive network of international contacts to identify suppliers that will offer superior products and advanced technology transfer for the most cost effective price. This includes satellite turn key services, comprehensive engineering training on the satellite bus, satellite payload as well as control algorithms, data management services, ground station simulators, lightning/power surge protection for ground stations and satellite components.
An emphasis is placed on supplying Satellite AIV (Assembly, Integration and Verification) Facilities but prior to the procurement of any hardware, clients are encouraged to participate in a 5-day professional development program titled "System AIV, AIV Planning and AIV Facilities" which assists in better understanding how to manage the development of a satellite/spacecraft during the AIV process which in turn determines the types of facilities one requires.
It is important to note that for the sake of transparency, all contracts are made directly between the preferred supplier and the client and not via our company. We simply act as the facilitator.
This 'networking' activity is offered at minimal cost so the expense of appointing INTERPLANETARY EXPEDITIONS to assist in identifying the most appropriate suppliers for you could save your organisation millions of dollars/euros in the future. For further information on how we can assist with developing your national space program, please feel free to contact us at any time.
Abdul M. Ismail, Owner & Chief Engineer
INTRODUCTION
INTERPLANETARY EXPEDITIONS is a sole trading company established in the UK in 2002 under Unique Tax Reference number 15205 92845. The company offers services in two differing aspects of the space sector;
1. Assisting emerging space nations to obtain space technology
2. Design, develop, test and evaluate advanced space propulsion systems
PRODUCTS & SERVICES
The following areas are currently the company's principal areas of focus;
1. Concept Marketing: As space enthusiasts, you know how space technology and space applications can benefit national development but more often then not, the country's decision makers do not express one iota of interest - not due to dislike for space activities but primarily due to a lack of appreciation and understanding of the benefits. INTERPLANETARY EXPEDITIONS has experience in marketing space projects to government ministries and successfully convincing them to pursue space projects. This consulting activity can take several months and on some occasions includes advanced professional development programs with hands-on participation in workshops with an emphasis on the development of national policy. This gives the nation's decision makers direct access to how space technology and resulting applications can assist with national development.
2. Satellite Turn-Key Solutions & Comprehensive Engineering Training: A large number of aspiring space nations are subject to geopolitical constraints that deter them from procuring the precise specifications that will meet their national requirements. INTERPLANETARY EXPEDITIONS works in close co-ordination with a number of preferred suppliers to not only ensure exact client specifications are met, but also to ensure advanced comprehensive engineering training is provided for up to forty engineers over the period of the satellite's development phase.
3. Satellite Assembly, Integration & Verification (AIV) Facilities: Each and every developing nation that pursue satellite engineering programs holds a desire to one day design and develop satellites on their own national territory. The problem is, most commercial satellite suppliers are either unwilling or unable to supply satellite AIV facilities. INTERPLANETARY EXPEDITIONS located and entered into an agreement with an AIV supplier in order to supply complete AIV facilities that includes comprehensive know-how "operational" training so that a team of client engineers may learn how to operate the equipment for both space projects as well as terrestrial technologies.
4. Professional Development Programs (PDPs): INTERPLANETARY EXPEDITIONS currently offers advanced executive education programs in interdisciplinary topics such as space policy, space law, space business marketing & management, civil protection/disaster management using a combination of space & terrestrial technologies, security & space, space insurance as well as system AIV, AIV planning & AIV facilities. The company employs the services of internationally renowned experts many who are current or former faculty from the International Space University and an emphasis on the majority of the courses is to contribute to defining national policy.
5. Ground Station Simulators/Data Management Systems: Prior to your satellite being launched, management may wish to train the ground station staff and prepare them for any eventualities. INTERPLANETARY EXPEDITIONS can facilitate an introduction to a supplier that can define, into its model, the precise specifications of the national satellite system and as many real-life scenarios as can be imagined. Once a satellite has been launched, the data acquired will have to be managed in an organised fashion. Data Management Systems can handle such workloads with ease and our company has pertinent connections with such a supplier.
6. Airships/Unmanned Aerial Vehicles: Remote sensing of terrestrial and planetary bodies can often be performed by high altitude airships or unmanned aerial vehicles. INTERPLANETARY EXPEDITIONS has an agreement with the foremost expert in the development of high altitude balloons and can also supply UAVs whose system will be pre-designed to take images within a national geographic boundary.
7. Space Music: As part of the company's service to the space sector, INTERPLANETARY EXPEDITIONS promotes two US based "new age" music composers and can arrange for live ambient concerts for receptions or as a larger event as well as compositions to accompany promotional videos.
8. Space Insurance: Protecting ones investment from possible loss during the launch campaign or in-space operation is essential. Our company has a cordial relationship with one London based space insurance broker and introductions can be facilitated, if required.
9. Satellite Tool Kit: INTERPLANETARY EXPEDITIONS has an agreement with Analytical Graphics, Inc., to market STK to developing nations. The product falls under strict regulations and not all nations can procure the software.
10. Scale Replicas: In addition to these principal services, our company can also supply large scale replicas of launch vehicles and satellites and have them delivered any where in the world. The launch vehicles replicas can are range from 2m (~6ft) to 3m (~9ft) tall and are built specifically to order. They are made from fibre-glass reinforced plastic and shipped in aluminium boxes to protect the product during shipment. These professionally developed replicas can often be seen at exhibitions such as the International Astronautical Congress, Farnborough Air Show and Le Bourget (the Paris Air Show).