December 2023 - Newsletter
Happy New Year and welcome to our December 2023 Newsletter!
A slow news month due to the holidays, I hope you had a great holiday season!
European Space Agency SOLARIS program
ESA Space-based Solar Power System Concept Studies: Stakeholder Workshop and Final Presentations meeting was Dec. 13. Two pre-conceptual studies were published regarding detailed analysis of potential Space Based Solar Power architectures. We participated as expert reviewers and stakeholders. The two studies:
Special Competitive Studies Project
Virtus Solis was asked to contribute to a policy paper regarding Space Based Solar Power and the United State's competitive position. This policy paper will be published Q1 2024. https://www.scsp.ai/
Conferences
John was asked to speak at the Spacecom conference on Feb. 1 in Orlando regarding In Space Assembly and Manufacturing (ISAM): https://www.spacecomexpo.com/space-mobility-conference/session-4-c
Fellowships
Virtus Solis was invited to apply for a 2024 Fellowship through Breakthrough Energy.
https://breakthroughenergy.org/our-work/fellows/
Publications
Our sponsored PhD candidates at Clarkson University have begun publishing journal papers regarding their research. Here is the first: https://dl.iafastro.directory/event/IAC-2023/paper/78907/
Fundraising
I had hoped to have something to share by New Years, but not yet - stay tuned.
Live Demos:
CogX 2023: https://youtu.be/ETXOYhkyuXQ
WIRED Energy Tech Summit: https://youtu.be/p4OJmSY3QFQ
Seraphim Space Accelerator Investor Pitch: https://youtu.be/9btN1CnnH0s
Other materials:
Mission Video: https://youtu.be/SgS7BZIKuDQ?si=OM5Ovwbi2vWtb-y-
YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCttjgyvyPRHa7e1gp9jtN5Q
Blog: https://virtussolis.space/blog
Follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/virtus-solis-technologies/
