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LuxSpace Partnership
August 11, 2022
New synergies are surfacing in Luxembourg’s space ecosystem!
We’ve signed an MoU with LuxSpace, an OHB company, to explore new technologies for future space systems. LuxSpace will contribute their vast experience in space missions and Novo will leverage its expertise in high-performance space electronics. We are excited for this new step forward in our Luxembourgish and European plan.
Photo: LuxSpace CEO Edgard Milic and Novo Space CEO Rodrigo Diez sign the agreement.
SmallSat Conference 2022
August 8, 2022
We attended – and humbly sponsored – the SmallSat Conference in Logan, Utah. With over 3.000 attendees, 240 exhibiting organizations, and 1000 companies represented from 40 different countries, this is one of the most important annual events in the space industry.
CDL –check!
June 16, 2022
Several months of hard work and intense learning led us to graduate from the Creative Destruction Lab (CDL-Toronto), “an objectives-based program for massively scalable, seed-stage, science-and technology-based companies”. Among several other benefits, the program allowed us to gain a more profound understanding of crucial topics such as manufacturing and corporate structure, strategic expansion, and pricing strategy. See the official announcement here.
New home in Europe
February 2, 2022
Our CEO Rodrigo Diez traveled to Luxembourg to participate in the final portion of Fit4Start and visited our new workspace at Luxembourg-City Incubator. We’re just about to finish the process of incorporating Novo Space in Luxembourg and are excited for what is to come!
We did it!
January 28, 2022
After months of hard work and enriching learning experiences, our graduation from
Luxembourg's Fit4Start acceleration program has been confirmed! Among other things, the
program has allowed us to gain important insights into Europe's space market and to build a
stronger network of connections, which leaves us better equipped to continue our expansion
into Europe. To see the complete and official announcement, please click
here.
SpaceWire IP core
January 5, 2022
We’ve successfully completed the functional testing of our own SpaceWire IP core. This
technology is one of the enabling technologies behind our SpaceVPX computers, as it connects
internal components via low-latency, high-speed, reliable serial links. The SpaceWire
protocol is widely used by NASA and ESA and many other space organizations and companies
worldwide.
New beginnings!
December 2, 2021
With the end of the year just around the corner, at Novo we are excited to be inaugurating a
new chapter. We have moved into a new 550 m2 (6000 sqft) office space, which will allow us
to keep growing comfortably and efficiently. Keep an eye on our website to get a peek into
our luminous new lab!
Draper Cygnus Latam Fund
November 2, 2021
More news on investments! We now have the fortune of being backed by Draper Cygnus, a
venture capital company which has Tim Draper among its investors. The 50 million dollar
Latam Fund "supports Latino entrepreneurs from anywhere in the world capable of solving
global problems of various industries and sectors." Find more details on the fund in
this article.
Luxembourg, here we come!
June 3, 2021
We have some thrilling news to share! Novo Space has been selected to participate in
Luxembourg’s Fit4Start
acceleration program, which will allow us to take our first firm step towards
expanding into Europe! We are proud to be part of a diverse cohort of 15
startups (selected from an applicant pool of 255) that will embark on a 6-month journey to
receive coaching, funding, and networking opportunities in Luxembourg and beyond. Stay tuned
for future updates on our progress!
"In the LaunchPad"
May 17, 2021
At Novo we are working hard to enable the most ambitious space missions and we are so
excited to be receiving support from a like-minded investor! As SpaceFund
completed the deployment of its LaunchPad Fund, managing partner and co-founder,
Meagan Crawford expressed: “We don’t chase rockets, satellite swarms, or
shiny objects. Instead, we find brilliant teams with game changing technologies and solid
business plans. While some of them may not seem glamorous, they are the foundational
elements of a rapidly rising space economy.” Read the full article on SpaceFund's first fund
deployment
here.
Protecting our technology
March 10, 2021
Protecting our technology is as important as developing it! We are proud to announce that, a
few months back, we filed a provisional patent for one of our key
technologies. We are not protecting a circuit design, as similar functionality can be
achieved with different circuits. What we are protecting is a new architecture that will
allow us to save up to 30% of SWaP (Size, Weight, and Power) in future high-performance
redundant space systems. Please, feel free to reach out to learn more about this core
technology.
Novo Space is one of the "cutting-edge AI startups who are revolutionizing industries"
February 19, 2021
We were recently accepted into the
NVIDIA Inception Program
which, in their words, “nurtures cutting-edge AI startups who are revolutionizing
industries”. This is key for us because some of the products in our roadmap will include an
NVIDIA GPU for machine learning in space. The applications in space are unlimited, including
constellation management and collision avoidance, natural disaster monitoring, communication
networks reconfiguration, planet identification, weather monitoring, extreme data
compression, payload data processing, onboard failure detection, sensor data fusion, and
many more. Stay tuned to see how Novo's high-performance products unlock these and other
computer-demanding applications in space.
A new member of our ecosystem
February 17, 2021
Our ecosystem has a new member: an Input / Output board. This module connects our powerful
computers with external subsystems through high-speed links. The I/O module supports
cross-strapping between internal redundant components and single-string external devices and
can host up to 4 small mezzanine cards. For more information, please visit our
products page.
First ultra-high-speed serial backplane
January 31, 2021
We have been silent for a while – but only for good reasons! We are excited to start sharing
some of the great things that have been keeping us busy and growing in the past few months.
First off is the hardware. In a previous post, we showed you the design of our first
ultra-high-speed serial backplane. Here is the newly fabricated design we are testing in the
lab. Yet another step closer to achieving the dream of modular computers for
high-performance satellites!
Space Systems Webinar, opportunities for suppliers
September 23, 2020
Our CEO,
Rodrigo Diez,
was invited to talk about the future of our industry in a live webinar with Andrew Chereck
(NASA JPL) and John Springmann (Prodeo). Please, use
this link
to watch the full recording.
TechStars Allied Space 2020
September 16, 2020
Congratulations to the TechStars Allied Space 2020
cohort for your demo
day pitches! In particular, we want to congratulate SPiN and
Cognitive Space teams with whom we are working closely to integrate their
solutions into our products.
High-Performance SmallSat Architectures
September 1, 2020
Have you already read our paper published in the SmallSat conference journal? Novo Space
founders Rodrigo Diez and Facundo Jorge, MIT Prof. Kerri Cahoy, and SpaceVPX Working Group
Chair Patrick Collier, wrote about standardization and modularity in High-Performance
SmallSat Architectures. Download the paper using the link below and contact us to discuss
the future of space systems!
Download PDF
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Modularity is Queen!
August 11, 2020
We have one more product ready for fabrication: a versatile input/output module capable of
routing signals between internal boards in a SpaceVPX subsystem and external components. We
continue our path towards achieving the dream of modular computers for high-performance
10kg+ satellites. For more information, please visit our
products page.
Novo expands compatibility with third-party products!
August 5, 2020
Novo Space and SPiN have signed a Memorandum
of Understanding to make the MA61C universal adapter developed by SPiN compatible with
Novo’s ecosystem and expand sales opportunities for both companies. With this alliance,
integrators will be able to plug and play third party products to Novo’s computers right out
of the box. If you want to know more, please, contact us today!
About SPiN: SPiN offers universal adapters to help satellite manufacturers reduce design cost, production cost, and integration time.
About SPiN: SPiN offers universal adapters to help satellite manufacturers reduce design cost, production cost, and integration time.
Critical Design Review
June 24, 2020
We have been working in a project sponsored by
BAE Systems and led by the MIT
STAR lab for almost two years and we are happy to announce that we had our Critical Design
Review (CDR) yesterday! We are very pleased to be working with BAE Systems, developers of
the most successful satellite computer (RAD750), and MIT towards next-gen high-performance
systems. We want to thank
Lin Haas
(BAE Systems) and Prof.
Kerri Cahoy
(MIT) for their leadership in the project. Also, special thanks to
Francesca Scire-Scappuzzo,
Susan Gonzalez,
Michael McComas,
Fang Liu,
Ezinne Uzo-Okoro,
and all other people at BAE Systems and MIT directly involved in the project or cheering
for us in some other way.
One step closer
June 19, 2020
Novo Space has completed the design of its first general-purpose SpaceVPX backplane! The
design supports cross-strapped redundant modules connected via tens of Gbps interfaces. This
configuration can be leveraged for Avionics or Payload subsystems. It is fabrication time
now; we will start testing the board in a few weeks. We are one step closer to achieving the
dream of modular computers for high-performance 10 kg+ satellites! For more info, please
visit our products page.
Second USAF SBIR Phase I Grant
March 5, 2020
Novo Space has been awarded another USAF SBIR Phase I grant through the
AFWERX program to explore the addition of
novel features and capabilities in the space domain to Novo’s core product offering. The
AFWERX program helps create ground-up innovation across the Air Force by engaging start-ups
and non-traditional organizations.
Finalists in the Hyperspace Challenge
November 20, 2019
Novo Space has been selected as a finalist in Air Force Research Laboratory’s
Hyperspace Challenge. By participating
in a three-day accelerator in Albuquerque, NM, Novo had the opportunity to collaborate with
other small businesses in the space community, as well as government stakeholders.
USAF Space Pitch Day
November 5, 2019
Novo Space publicly pitched at the inaugural
USAF Space Pitch Day in San Francisco, CA.
This two-day event, featuring renowned keynote speakers, expert panels, innovative startup
pitches and an expo, also presented the potential for Small Business Innovation and Research
(SBIR) Phase II awards.
Techstars Starburst Space Accelerator Demo Day
October 10, 2019
Novo Space completed the inaugural
Techstars Starburst Space Accelerator
by participating in Demo Day. The program was attended by hundreds of investors, space
industry experts, and supporters at the
California Science Center.
BAE Systems FAST Labs showed support by providing an introduction for Novo Space, highlighting
their collaborative research with the Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics at MIT.
USAF SBIR Phase I Grant
August 2, 2019
Novo Space is excited to announce the award of a USAF SBIR Phase I grant through the
recently established AFWERX program. The
AFWERX program helps create ground-up innovation across the Air Force by engaging start-ups
and non-traditional organizations.
Techstars Starburst Space Accelerator
July 19, 2019
Novo Space has come together from Cambridge, MA and Buenos Aires, Argentina to meet in sunny
California for the inaugural
Techstars Starburst Space Accelerator.
Novo Space joins a class of 10 companies, which have been selected from hundreds of applicants all over the world. As stated on the
Techstars press release,
“Over the next three months these companies will rapidly accelerate their businesses by
working closely with Techstars, Starburst, our network of expert mentors, and our formal
sponsors from industry and government: NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Lockheed Martin,
Maxar Technologies, SAIC, Israel Aerospace Industries North America, and the U.S. Air Force,
with support from The Aerospace Corporation.”