A startup company from Huntville Aerospace caught a lot of attention this week when it unveiled small satellites at prices below the traditional rocket launch called “the world’s largest autonomous launch vehicle” – or drone. A company called Ivam already has more than 1 1 billion in government contracts for other technology projects.
AVM founder and CEO Jay Skylus unveiled an uncrewed craft called Raven X Thursday in a video presentation from the company’s offices in Huntville. Skylus, who grew up in Alabama, said the U.S. The deaths of soldiers were moved to “make space accessible” at low cost, who could not communicate because of the rugged terrain. At the time, Skylus’ brother, U.S. He was on duty in the army and he brought the confusion home, he said.
The solution is to put more communications satellites in space, but launching those satellites on rockets is expensive. Entrepreneurs like Elon Musk at SpaceX are launching small satellites into orbit at a single launch to increase Internet and telephone access to remote areas, and the idea is to get the Pentagon keen interest in numerous uses.
The Avum’s reusable Ravan X drone is 800 feet long, has wingspan 0 feet, stands 1 foot high and weighs 55,000 pounds. It is completely autonomous with no crew. The company plans that the drone will take off from the airport like an airplane and can lift a rocket high enough to launch and move it to an alt altitude where it can deploy its satellites in space. After the rocket is released, Ravan X will return to the airport. The company said that all of this would be cheaper than using a rocket to launch satellites, and that it would eventually be repeated several times a day.
The first Ravan X launch will be for the Air Force, and an Air Force official praised the technology during the video. “I am excited to see bold innovation and response in development today by our small launch industry partners to support emerging warfare needs,” said Lt. Col. Ryan Rose, Head of Small Launch and Targeting at Kirtland’s Space and Missile Systems Center. Said Lt. Col. Ryan Rose, head of the systems’ small launch and targeting department. Air Force Base in Albuquerque, New Mexico. “The U.S. Space Force U.S. Space is actively partnering with industry to support the goals of excellence. U.S. A strong U.S. force providing responsible launch capabilities to ensure that the space force can respond to future threats. Having an industry is important. “
“From here, we can make the world a little better,” Skyles said this week. As an example of using these drones beyond military requirements, the company says billions of people around the world do not have access to the Internet, and their children do not have access to common digital resources in the United States and other developed countries. The company says on its website, “The technology and resources required by those who have been left behind by digital dividends already exist,” the company said, adding that “they need to be delivered. Our logistics solution can also help eliminate the high logistics costs of making basic technologies available. “
