Advanced Space @AdvancedSpace

Technical deep dive alert! 🚨🚨🚨 Did you know that Advanced Space’s CAPSTONE™ mission has a chip-scale atomic clock (CSAC) aboard? Precise onboard timing is essential for any space operations and the same is true for cislunar operations. The difference is that at the Moon, the complexity is magnified due to the great distances and varied gravitational pull. This tiny but powerful tool still achieves precision and demonstrates how spacecraft can autonomously track position, reduce reliance on Earth-based systems, and improve coordination across lunar missions. The chip-scale atomic clock on CAPSTONE was built by Microchip of Chandler, Arizona and was provided for the mission by CAPSTONE partner Orion Space Solutions, an Arcfield company. Mission partner Terran Orbital built the spacecraft. At the Moon, precise timing is the foundation for what comes next. Happy reading: advancedspace.com/timing-at-the-… #AdvancedSpace #LunarTiming #CSAC #Moon #LunaNet #Time #Innovation2Orbit #OrionSpaceSolutions #TerranOrbital

Advanced Space is attending and sponsoring this year’s Space Resources Roundtable to help progress innovative approaches to space resources, from technology and utilization to economics, partnerships, and policy. ✨ We’re excited to join colleagues from industry, government, research organizations, and academia to discuss the Moon and cislunar space, Mars, asteroids, and more. 🔴🌎🌕 Catch you there! 📅 6/2 – 6/5 📍 Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO #SpaceResources #Cislunar #LunarEconomy #AsteroidMining #SpaceTechnology #SpacePolicy #SpaceEconomy #AdvancedSpace #ColoradoAerospace #SpaceResourcesRoundtable

Today, we pause to honor the brave men and women who gave everything for our freedom. 🇺🇸 Memorial Day is a moment to remember, reflect, and show gratitude for those who made the ultimate sacrifice. Their courage lives on in the freedoms we experience every day. We remember, honor, and are grateful. #MemorialDay #HonorAndRemember #NeverForgotten

Want to join the fun? Spaceball - Colorado is coming up on June 9th in Denver! Catch the Colorado Rockies play the Chicago Cubs while connecting with the aerospace community. ⚾🛰️ Get your tickets to this very special fundraiser event organized by the @Space_Leaders (Future Space Leaders Foundation) and sponsored by Advanced Space and many aerospace companies and organizations: futurespaceleaders.org/spaceball-26/. 🚨Registration for the event will close on May 28 at 11 am MT! 🚨 If you would like to sponsor this event granting you access to the Loft for the entirety of the game, email here 👉 [email protected] #AdvancedSpace #Spaceball2026 #Rockies #Innovation2Orbit #FutureSpaceLeaders

Ready to build our off-world future? Catch Advanced Space at ASCEND 2026 May 19-21 in Washington, DC! ✨ Powered by AIAA, this is where the community comes together to strengthen and drive fresh ideas, new partnerships, and growing momentum. 🚀 Don't miss out! #AdvancedSpace #ASCEND #AIAA #Innovation2Orbit

🚀 Join Advanced Space at the 2026 AFRL (Kirtland Air Force Base) Cislunar SSA Summit! 🌕 We’re excited to participate in this important event, where experts and leaders will discuss the future of cislunar space domain awareness. 📅 May 15 - 17, 2026 📍 Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico #Cislunar #SpaceDomainAwareness #AdvancedSpace #AFRL #Innovation2Orbit

Happy Mother’s Day from all of us at Advanced Space. 💐 To all the mother's out there and the mothers here at Advanced Space, thank you for balancing missions and motherhood. 💫 You inspire us and the next generation of explorers every day. #Mothers #MothersDay #AdvancedSpace #Innovation2Orbit

This Mother’s Day week, Carroll Crater reminds us that legacies can reach all the way to the Moon. 🌙 During the historic Artemis II mission, our astronauts named a bright lunar crater “Carroll” in honor of Commander Reid Wiseman’s late wife, Carroll Taylor Wiseman. A mother, nurse, and beloved part of the Artemis family. It is a our honor to share with you the pictures our engineers have gathered from CAPSTONE as it went by the crater. It really stands out! This reminds us that behind every mission are the people we love, the people who support us, and the people we carry with us. A beautiful tribute during a week dedicated to celebrating mothers everywhere. 🌙💙 #AdvancedSpace #ArtemisII #MothersDay #CarrollCrater #CAPSTONE @NASA @Artemis

Are you attending NASA's Near-Earth Space Relay Industry Day in Chantilly, VA? Advanced Space is excited to participate as NASA’s SCaN Program hosts this in-person event on May 14th to discuss the transition from government-owned satellite relay infrastructure to a commercially driven architecture.🛰️ We look forward to joining the broader community for panels, presentations, and Q&A to help shape the future of space communications and navigation. 💫 #AdvancedSpace #NASA #SCaNProgram #FutureOrSpace #Innovation2Orbit

Advanced Space is making major strides on AFRL’s Oracle-Prime mission 🚀 As the prime contractor for the mission, Advanced Space is developing a next-generation satellite designed to detect, track, and maintain awareness of objects in cislunar space, the complex region between Earth and the Moon. 🌎🌕 Following a successful Preliminary Design Review in December with partners Terran Orbital and Quantum Space, Oracle-Prime is on track for delivery in 2027. The mission will tackle the unique challenges of operating far beyond Earth orbit, using advanced navigation, onboard data processing, and innovative orbital strategies. 🛰️ Advanced Space continues to push the boundaries of sustainable and secure operations in cislunar space.  Read more here 👉 advancedspace.com/afrl-cislunar-…  #AdvancedSpace #OraclePrime #Cislunar @TerranOrbital @QuantumSpace_US #Innovation2Orbit

Advanced Space is working towards stronger planetary defense with a new rapid-response mission concept. ☄️ A recent feasibility study shows spacecraft can be designed, launched, and deployed within weeks to months to perform fast flyby reconnaissance of potentially hazardous Near-Earth Objects (NEOs). This capability would allow teams to quickly gather critical data like size, shape, and composition, to inform mitigation strategies. Using proven commercial systems and navigation expertise demonstrated on CAPSTONE™, the architecture can reach targets with remarkable precision, even at extreme speeds. The study also identified over 100 candidate asteroids, covering more than 90% of potentially threatening NEOs. If a dangerous asteroid were discovered tomorrow, could we respond in time? Advanced Space’s answer: yes. 🚀 Read more here: advancedspace.com/advanced-space… #AdvancedSpace #RapidResponse #NEO #CAPSTONE #Innovation2Orbit

Happy Star Wars Day 🚀🪐🌕🌑☄️🛸 From galaxies far, far away to the work happening right here on Earth, the spirit of exploration continues to inspire what we do every day. May the Fourth be with you! 💫 #StarWars #MayThe4th #AdvancedSpace

The American Astronautical Society David C. Folta Symposium earlier this month brought together colleagues from NASA, industry, and academia to celebrate Dave’s lasting impact on astrodynamics and mission design. 💫 Dave has taught and mentored many of us at Advanced Space, and it was a true joy to honor him. His guidance has shaped not only careers, but missions spanning Moon to Mars, and beyond. Sessions explored the latest advances in cislunar operations, multi-body dynamics, and autonomous navigation, highlighting the depth of innovation across our community. 🛰️ More than anything, the symposium was a reminder of the foundation Dave helped build—and how much further we can go by continuing to collaborate, share, and push the boundaries of exploration together. We’re proud to carry that momentum forward as we help shape the next generation of missions. ✨ #AdvancedSpace #FoltaSymposium #Innovation2Orbit #Astrodynamics #MissionDesign

keyboard_arrow_left Previous keyboard_arrow_right Next

Happy National Space Day!🚀 Today we celebrate the explorers, engineers, and dreamers pushing the boundaries of what’s possible. From advancing technologies in orbit to unlocking new discoveries beyond Earth, space exploration continues to shape our future.💫 We all need space! And a Moon Base.🌕👈 #SpaceDay #AdvancedSpace #Innovation2Orbit

What an outstanding Space Symposium 2026 🚀 Thank you to the @SpaceFoundation for bringing the global space community together for another stellar symposium in Colorado Springs at The Broadmoor and Cheyenne Mountain Resort. And thank you to the @SpaceForceAssoc for their great event that week with @Redwire . We were a proud sponsor and happy to support the guardians and their mission. The energy around lunar infrastructure and NASA's Moon Base concept was truly palpable. Advanced Space was excited to share our expertise in mission design, navigation, and operations that supports the next generation of lunar, cislunar, and deep space missions, and to connect those capabilities directly to emerging Moon Base architectures. We’re grateful to our customers and partners for the opportunity to conduct many meetings, collaborate, and explore what’s next together. 🛰️ #AdvancedSpace #SpaceSymposium #MoonBase #Cislunar #Innovation2Orbit

keyboard_arrow_left Previous keyboard_arrow_right Next

We are excited to announce that Advanced Space’s Co-Founder, CEO & President, Brad Cheetham, has been named a finalist for the prestigious Entrepreneur Of The Year 2026 Mountain West Award! 🎉 Now in its 41st year, the Entrepreneur Of The Year program celebrates the bold leaders behind the world’s most ground-breaking companies, revolutionizing industries and uplifting communities. From pioneering deep space mission operations to enabling experiments at the Moon, Brad’s leadership helps Advanced Space develop innovative ways to support our national goals to return to the Moon and lay the groundwork for future lunar infrastructure to support a permanent moon base. We’re proud to see him recognized for building a company that is shaping the future of lunar exploration and the broader space economy. Mountain West regional finalists include leaders from Oregon, Washington, Utah, Idaho, Wyoming, Montana, Colorado and Alaska. Regional winners are announced in June and advance to the national competition in November. Congratulations, Brad, on this well-deserved recognition, and best wishes for continued success in the next round!🎉 Read more here 👉 advancedspace.com/bradley-cheeth… and here ey.com/en_us/entrepre… #AdvancedSpace #Entrepreneur #2026 #MoonToMars #Cislunar #SpaceInnovation @EY_US, #EOYUS, #EOYMTNWEST #NASA #MoonBase

keyboard_arrow_left Previous keyboard_arrow_right Next

The 2026 Lunar Surface Innovation Consortium Spring Meeting is coming to Washington, DC and Maryland next week! ✨ Advanced Space is thrilled not only to attend, but to have our Director of Strategic Business Development and Government Relations, Mike Beavin, join the Technologies for Early Lunar Infrastructure panel.🚀 We’re looking forward to conversations about the breakthroughs and demonstrations that will power early lunar infrastructure and pave the way for a permanent Moon base and deeper space exploration. See you there! 🛰️ Register here: events.jhuapl.edu/event/LSICspri… #AdvancedSpace #LSIC #MoonBase #Innovation2Orbit

🌍 Happy Earth Day! We’re proud to support a more sustainable future through space exploration that deepens our understanding of the planet we call home. Let’s take care of it—today and every day. 🌱💙 #AdvancedSpace #EarthDay #Innovation2Orbit

Look what we found at the Moon! 🌙 Can you spot it? During the historic Artemis II mission last week, our CAPSTONE satellite captured this exciting data of the Orion vehicle carrying our hero astronauts on their journey around the Moon. The CAPSTONE mission launched nearly four years ago and it continues to serve as a technology and exploration pathfinder for @NASA 🚀 #AdvancedSpace #CAPSTONE #ArtemisII #NASA #Moon #Innovation2Orbit

Welcome home Reid, Victor, Christina, and Jeremy! 🫶 The Artemis II astronauts have splashed down at 8:07pm ET (0007 UTC April 11), bringing their historic 10-day mission around the Moon to an end.