TechCrunch has selected Mission Space to participate in this year’s Startup Battlefield 200 at their flagship TechCrunch Disrupt conference in San Francisco, October 28-30. Mission Space specializes in the development and launching of second-generation satellites for monitoring space weather. Next February it will launch the first of 24 satellites into space to continuously monitor space weather to extrapolate precise and real time data, providing 1,000 times more data points that will feed into space weather forecasts.
Today, our reliance on sophisticated technology is compelling industries to be in sync with space weather and space weather forecasts to protect their businesses and essential services from power or signal failure.
Space weather phenomena such as solar storms can disrupt the functioning of satellites, communication and navigation systems on Earth, and the stability of ground-based energy networks, posing significant risks to critical infrastructure. The lack of accurate space weather forecasting has wreaked havoc, with billions in losses from satellite damage, disrupted industries, and the lives of astronauts put in jeopardy. Today, our reliance on sophisticated technology is compelling industries to be in sync with space weather and space weather forecasts to protect their businesses and essential services from power or signal failure.
By addressing the growing need for reliable space weather data to protect satellites, power grids, and other critical systems from solar storms and other space-based events, Mission Space helps infrastructure operators and users mitigate risks and take proactive measures.