Beyond Earth
Market for the space resource mining is estimated to be in the order of hundreds of trillion dollars and it is no surprise that Goldman Sachs report identifies space as the next investment frontier. Studies indicate that an asteroid 1,000m across could yield about 100,000 tons of platinum; whereas the mines in South Africa yield 130 tons of the same metal annually. Asteroids are rich, but the most important resource is water. We, at Ramaspace are establishing ourselves as a leader in supplying materials in space including mining water in asteroids to be used as rocket fuel.
Earth's Orbit
The commercial space market in earth’s orbit exceeds 250 billion USD annually. Telecommunication satellite services, the largest and most matured market segment is going through a transformation phase, constantly seeking newer technologies to lower the costs of construction, launch, and operation. In the future, satellite communication will combine the power and stability of geostationary belts and lower-latency of lower-earth orbit to deliver fiber-quality services that are more reliable. Ramaspace has designed spacecrafts for geostationary and lower-earth orbit which are lighter, powerful and deployed using electric propulsion to lower launch costs.
Our vision is to unleash a New
Space Economy
Our vision is to take this space economy to a next level where resources in space will be just an extension of resources on earth. We continuously innovate new technologies with entrepreneurial and cost-effective ways to explore, develop, create and sustain industries in outer space and in the realization of aspirations.
In this era of second-generation space activities, we aim to unleash a new space economy switching from traditional barriers and contributing to the responsible development of space. Our strength lies in believing in ourselves and our commitment to developing robust and efficient spacecrafts equipped with new technologies that will not only make the infinite potential of asteroid mining a reality but will transform the space game.
LINE OF BUSINESSES
Offers cost-effective solutions for
capacity expansion and new
market creation
Supports shared space missions for planetary surveying, capability demonstration and testing
Prospecting asteroids to be mined for water and other materials for space exploration and colonization.
Technology
Our core technology includes two advanced spacecrafts – KVANT ™ and ATOM ™. A variant of the KVANT ™ spacecraft made its debut flight in July 2014. ATOM™ incorporates flight-tested components and is scheduled to make its debut flight in 2019-2020.
KVANT™ is an agile and dependable micro-spacecraft ideal for lower-earth orbit and asteroid prospecting missions. The dimensions of KVANT™ are 800 х 800 х 750 mm, Platform dry mass is 100 Kg and Fuel mass is 60 kg.
ATOM™ is a robust and reliable small-spacecraft ideal for geostationary, space hauling and asteroid mining missions. The folded dimension of ATOM™ are 3700х3250х2160 mm, Platform dry mass is 1000Kg and Fuel mass is 500 Kg.
We are in the process of setting up a research and development center in Luxembourg to develop technologies such as propulsion systems, intelligent solar arrays, retro-reflective telescope, multispectral camera and optical mining instruments to support our interplanetary and asteroid mining missions.
Our Pursuit
Geostationary Mission
Our first geostationary mission scheduled for 2019-2020 comprises of two ATOM spacecrafts launched in a stack configuration to provide capacity expansion in Asia.
