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We started Bright Ascension in 2011 to offer a fresh and innovative approach to engineering research and development in the space industry and other high technology areas. We have a unique mix of down-to-earth, hard-nosed, practical engineering experience and a rigorous approach sharpened through academic research. Our varied back-catalogue means that we are as comfortable with abstract theoretical concepts as we are with getting our hands dirty and producing effective products in difficult conditions. Knowing the theory allows us to take a step back and offer a clear perspective on your problems; being practical means that we never lose sight of the real-world constraints you are working with.

We have applied our experience and innovation to Generation 1, our industry-leading onboard software product for Nano-Satellites, including CubeSats. Rather than being a one-size-fits-all solution, or requiring significant accompanying consultancy, Generation 1 is a software toolkit, allowing you to quickly and easily assemble onboard software to meet the needs of your mission from a library of proven software components, utilising our mature software framework and development tools. We can provide an end-to-end solution with the addition of our Generation 1 Mission Control System, which complements our onboard software to provide a complete solution from early prototyping, through early integration, AIT and on-orbit operations.

We are a technology company that offers an execution capacity for different projects such as engineering, software and hardware development, communications and operations. All of these features are related to high availability systems.

This capability is supported by achievements of several projects in which the company has been involved and the experience and compromise of our professional team.

Through their participation in engineering projects for the space industry and telecommunications over Internet services, Ascentio Technologies SA has been able to develop a diverse professional capability that enables it to undertake projects in areas such as electronic engineering, control, automation, instrumentation, software engineering and development, quality assurance for software and hardware products development.

What We Do

Services provided by Ascentio Technologies SA, with its Engineering, Software, Communications, Testing and IT divisions, are used in space mission ground segment, application of spatial information and now its product portfolio has been expanded into the competitive telecommunications industry of Call Centers.

The company focuses on two main areas. One of those areas includes design services, development, testing, validation, ntegration and operation of software units and hardware used in the space mission ground segment and in the applications of spatial information.

The other area includes activities that allow to carry forward operations of high availability facilities for two of the more demanding industries in present days, aero spatial and VoIP communications. The structure of Ascentio Technologies SA is designed to support each of these areas with a specific division.

All activities in Ascentio Technologies SA, both driving engineering projects as operation of high-availability systems, are organized by methodologies according to international standards used for projects.

In order to improve the quality of the service provided, Ascentio Technologies SAemploys professionals from different careers such as Telecommunications Engineering, Physics, Electronics Engineering, and Computer Sciences, all of them from recognized universities from Argentina such as UNRC (National University of Río Cuarto), UNC (National University of Córdoba), U.T.N (National Technical University), IUA (Argentine Universitary Institute). Additionally, some members of our staff are currently attending different postgraduate courses in institutions abroad.

The Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center (JSC) is the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's center for human spaceflight training, research and flight control. The center consists of a complex of 100 buildings constructed on 1,620 acres (656 ha) in Houston, Texas. Johnson Space Center is home to the United States astronaut corps and is responsible for training astronauts from both the U.S. and its international partners. It is often popularly referred to by its central function during missions, Mission Control.

The center, originally known as the Manned Spacecraft Center, grew out of the Space Task Group formed soon after the creation of NASA to co-ordinate the US manned spaceflight program. A new facility was constructed on land donated by Rice University and opened in 1963. On February 19, 1973, the center was renamed in honor of the late U.S. president and Texas native, Lyndon B. Johnson. JSC is one of ten major NASA field centers.