SatMagazine: Year in Review 2020 In retrospect, 2020 has been super year for Aurora Propulsion Technologies and it's team. The firm’s technology was productized, built and tested ready for flight in just five months. Additionally, the company built an In-Orbit-Demonstration satellite with its partner SatRevolution in record time. Read full article from http://www.satmagazine.com/story.php?number=1206643420. [...]
Interview of Aurora CEO by ESA BIC Finland Head ESA BIC Finland head Kimmo Isbjörnssund recently interviewed Aurora Propulsion Technologies CEO Roope Takala. The discussion gives a good insight in to the current status of the company and the state of technology development. ESA BIC Finland head Kimmo Isbjörnssund Read the interview [...]
5 Top Emerging Small Satellite Startups Aurora is happy to be among Top 5 Emerging Small Satellite Startups. Thank you for this recognition! Read the full article from https://www.startus-insights.com
SMALLSAT SYMPOSIUM 2020, SAN FRANCISCO – 4-6/2/20 Aurora was present at the 5th annual SmallSat Symposium. Visiting the US was great as new opportunities arise and the fastest deal in Aurora’s history was made there. https://2020.smallsatshow.com/
AURORA TO TEST DEORBIT TETHER ON MOMENTUS MISSION – 5/2/20 Aurora signed a contract with Momentus Space at SmallSat Symposium in San Francisco regarding a future demonstration flight mission. SpaceNews article written by Debra Werner available at SpaceNews.com
FINNISH SATELLITE WORKSHOP, ESPOO – 20-22/1/20 Aurora was represented at the stage alongside our booth. Presentations: North Star mission concept – Perttu Yli-Opas CubeSat deorbiting calculations by Coulomb drag and air drag – Pyry Peitso Aurora Resistojet One (ARO) Plume Analysis – Swati Chandran Deployable Nose Cone for CubeSats and Extend Mission Lifetime in [...]
EU SPACE WEEK, HELSINKI – 3-5/12/19 The European Space Week is the leading event for European space programmes. With businesses, policy-makers, international experts and members of space community attending, keeping networking interesting. Keynotes, panel discussions and networking possibilities kept the event action packed from the start till the end. https://euspaceweek.eu/
HELSINGIN SANOMAT- 22/11/19 "I personally think that the best thing (at SLUSH 2019) was the small Finnish space startup Aurora Propulsion Technologies, which develops position control systems for minisatellites. So, that we make something here in Finland that will reach the orbit!" Esa Mäkinen, Helsingin Sanomat Read the Article
SLUSH, HELSINKI - 21-22/11/19 Aurora was present at Aurora Propulsion Technologies startup booth, shown in picture, (21.11.) & ESA (European Space Agency) booth (22.11.) Aurora was present also outside of Slush as our CEO, Roope Takala, pitched in Slush 100 Pitching competition in Kamppi, Helsinki as well as attended the Knights of Slush, an [...]
