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NanoSpace AB
NanoSpace AB is a Swedish company developing and providing electro-mechanical products for space. It is a subsidiary of Swedish Space Corporation (SSC).
MEMS (Micro Electro Mechanical Systems) is the core technology in NanoSpace's products. NanoSpace's vision is to be a recognized supplier of novel space qualified products based on innovative thinking and solid knowledge from both MEMS and space industry.
MEMS technology has changed the landscape in areas such as biotech, life science and the automotive industry. Components and subsystems based on MEMS technology are currently being introduced into the space sector and NanoSpace is one of the few companies devoted to this development.
Universal Space Network
Universal Space Network Inc (USN) is an American company specializing in tracking, telemetry, and control of spacecraft.
It is a subsidiary of Swedish Space Corporation (SSC), with four main sites and cooperative agreements with many others. USN has been used by commercial satellite operations such as Sirius XM Radio and scientific missions both in low earth orbit (such as GALEX) and in orbit around the moon (such as Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter and GRAIL).
Swedish Space Corporation (SSC)
The Swedish Space Corporation (SSC) develops, launches and operates space systems and perform tests of new aerospace systems.
SSC (Swedish Space Corporation) is a comprehensive space company that has 40 years' experience in helping space organizations, companies and research organizations to get access to space. SSC provides specialized competence in space subsystems, space and satellite operations, rocket and balloon systems including experiment equipment, launch services, aerospace engineering services as well as airborne maritime surveillance systems.
Through its wholly owned subsidiaries ECAPS and NanoSpace, SSC is also engaged in the development of environmentally friendly propulsion systems and micromechanical systems for space applications.
From its facility Esrange Space Center in Northern Sweden, SSC launches sounding rockets and high-altitude balloons for research in the areas of microgravity, astrophysics, astronomy and atmospheric studies.