Advanced Space exists to support the sustainable exploration, development, and settlement of space. Our expertise are in dynamics, estimation, and control.
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Happy Veterans Day. 🇺🇸
Today we recognize everyone who has served in the armed forces, and the families who waited for them to come home.
Thank you for your service.
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Traditional missions to Mars must launch when Earth and Mars are favorably aligned. ESCAPADE pioneered another path: launched outside the planet alignment, it used an Earth-proximity loiter orbit and a powered Earth flyby to gain the boost needed to reach Mars.
"With this loiter orbit and Earth flyby, ESCAPADE is pioneering a new strategy for getting to Mars," said Dr. Jeffrey Parker, Advanced Space Co-Founder, Chief Technology Officer, and ESCAPADE Lead Mission Designer.
Team members, Brighton Smith and Patrick Miga commissioned commercial telescopes to create this visualization. We hope you enjoy the animation below. 🌎🟠
#AdvancedSpace #Innovation2Orbit #ESCAPADE #Mars #MissionDesign
It's happening! Tomorrow morning, the first of NASA’s twin ESCAPADE spacecraft will make a close pass by Earth on its journey to Mars, executing a pioneering powered flyby that combines Earth’s gravity with an approximately nine-minute engine burn.
Around 5:00 a.m. EST, the spacecraft will use this maneuver to gain the energy needed to depart Earth’s vicinity and begin its 10-month cruise to the Red Planet. The second ESCAPADE spacecraft will follow with its own powered flyby two days later.
This innovative trajectory enabled ESCAPADE to launch outside a traditional Mars-transfer window, spend nearly a year in an Earth-proximity loiter orbit, and return to Earth at the right moment for its Mars departure. At Mars, the two spacecraft will fly in formation to study how the solar wind interacts with the Martian environment and contributes to atmospheric loss.
Advanced Space is proud to help make this first-of-its-kind path to Mars possible. 🔴 A special thanks to our Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer, Dr. Jeffrey Parker for his inventive trajectory design.
#ESCAPADE @UCBerkeley #Mars @NASA #SpaceExploration #Mach34 #TrajectoryDesign
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Details on how to catch a glimpse of the spacecraft by location here: advancedspace.com/escapade-e…
President & CEO Bradley Cheetham participated in a roundtable and Governors Competitiveness Council Briefing with Governor Polis, organized by Competitive Colorado! The Governor's Competitiveness Council launched the roadmap at this event.
Thank you to CompetitiveColorado.com for hosting a great meeting and their work to keep Colorado a great place to build a business and live and work.
#AdvancedSpace #Innovation2Orbit #CompetitiveColorado
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Get ready! In just a few days, @NASA's ESCAPADE spacecraft, Blue and Gold, will return to Earth for a dramatic, high-speed flyby on their journey to Mars. 🚀
On the night of November 6, Blue will pass Earth and execute a precisely timed engine burn near closest approach. About 49 hours later, Gold will follow with its own Earth flyby and Mars-departure burn. The trajectory takes the spacecraft through Earth’s shadow and over Australia, with critical maneuvers occurring west of the continent. Together, the flybys will help set Blue and Gold on course for Mars.
If you want to spot them, a good telescope may reveal the spacecraft in the days leading up to the flyby. Binocular viewing may also be possible around 1 am on Saturday, November 7, and again on Monday morning, November 9, depending on your location and final trajectory geometry. Stay tuned with more information on our social accounts on how to spot them.
They will be traveling at approximately 33 to 34 times the speed of sound during the Earth encounter. This is orbital mechanics at its most exciting!
We salute our partners leading the mission for @NASA: UC Berkeley Space Sciences (@ucbssl)! Advanced Space is honored to provide mission design, trajectory, maneuver design, and navigation guidance support for ESCAPADE, helping chart this innovative route to Mars.
#ESCAPADE #Mars #SpaceExploration #OrbitalMechanics #OberthEffect #EarthFlyby #AdvancedSpace #UC Berkeley #NASA
To learn more about ESCAPADE's Earth flyby and its star chart read more here 👉 svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/15114/
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We mourn the passing of Patrick Stewart, who inspired countless individuals at NASA (and beyond) to boldly go where no one has gone before.
ALT Image description: A packed, sparkling starfield captured by our Hubble telescope — with strange new worlds potentially awaiting. Credit: ESA/Hubble and NASA, R. Cohen
Ten days until Advanced Space CEO and President Bradley Cheetham takes the stage at SpaceVision in Houston, TX! 🎤
Bradley will join the “Lunar Infrastructure: The Moon Base and the Lunar Economy” panel to discuss the future of lunar exploration and the opportunities ahead for a sustainable space economy. He’ll also be speaking at the Closing Gala, be there to hear his keynote!
We are excited to sponsor the Students for the Exploration and Development of Space (@sedsusa)'s annual SpaceVision conference and support the students and emerging leaders helping shape the future of space exploration.
#AdvancedSpace #Innovation2Orbit #Spacevision #LunarInfrastructure #LunarEconomy
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@DARPA has selected Professor Tam Nguyen to lead an effort to improve detection and tracking of objects in cislunar space, with Advanced Space supporting the work. 🔭
Cislunar space spans more than 200,000 miles in radius, collision risk is rising, and no single system today covers the full volume. Nguyen, assistant professor at the @UofMaryland, is designing a mission that pairs commercial off-the-shelf optics with efficient search and detection algorithms, placing a space telescope at a vantage point intended to view the cislunar region in its entirety. Advanced Space will be handling the flight software development and systems engineering for the project.
Thank you to the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (@DARPA) Professor Nguyen, and the @UofMaryland. We look forward to this collaboration.
#AdvancedSpace #Innovation2Orbit #DARPA #Cislunar #SpaceDomainAwareness #UMD
Learn more from Advanced Space 📷 advancedspace.com/object-det…
Read the University of Maryland announcement here 📷 aero.umd.edu/news/story/obje…
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Satellites, debris, and geopolitics filled the room at the 3rd Annual Future of Space Policy Forum and Expo. 🌐
The panel explored where accountability lies as orbital debris accumulates, how activity in orbit should be governed, and what a sustainable path forward could look like. Our Chief of Mission Solutions, Steve Clarke, joined the discussion with leaders from industry, policy, and government on what comes next for space sustainability.
Thank you to @CouncilDenver on Foreign Relations for bringing together voices committed to the future of space.
#AdvancedSpace #Innovation2Orbit #SpacePolicy #SSA #OrbitalDebris
The 3rd Annual Future of Space Policy Forum, hosted by @CouncilDenver on Foreign Relations, is tonight and only a handful of tickets are left! 🛰
Our Chief of Mission Solutions, Steve Clarke, speaks alongside Sarah Law of Astroscale U.S., Dr. Alex Shi of Secure World Foundation, and Timothy Cichan of Lockheed Martin Space, with Anne LaFleur of the Government of Canada moderating.
Thank you to @CouncilDenver on Foreign Relations for opening these conversations to students and the community. See you there!
⏰ 6:00 to 8:45 PM
📍 Denver Museum of Nature and Science
#AdvancedSpace #Innovation2Orbit #SpacePolicy #SpaceDebris #Geopolitics #ColoradoSpace #SpaceSafety
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Bob Cone, Strategic Advisor at Advanced Space, is one of 21 regional leaders selected for the LEAD Metro North Class of 2027. 🎉
Twenty-one people from aerospace, healthcare, county government, utilities, construction, and media now spend nine months visiting businesses and working through the issues shaping Adams County.
More than 1,800 people have come through regional chamber leadership programs since 1986, with many going on to serve boards, commissions, and elected office. Bob will represent Advanced Space and the aerospace sector in this year’s class.
Thank you to AC-REP and Lisa Hough, President and CEO, for bringing this class together.
#AdvancedSpace #Innovation2Orbit #LEADMetroNorth #ACREP #AdamsCounty #ColoradoAerospace #Westminster
Advanced Space is presenting at the International Astronautical Federations’s (@iafastro) @IAC2026Antalya Turkey, today, with Astrodynamics and Satellite Navigation (ASN) engineers Matthew Bolliger and Ethan Kayser taking the stage!
This year's International Astronautical Congress drew 8,325 abstract submissions from 108 countries, both records.
Thank you to all the leaders at @NASA, @CommerceinSpace, @UNOOSA, and everyone who engaged with the team this week. The conversations, information-sharing and new connections have been incredible and we are grateful for opportunity to connect with the global space community.
#AdvancedSpace #Innovation2Orbit #IAC2026 #Antalya #Cislunar #SpaceCommunity
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@aiaa has named Advanced Space Co-Founders Bradley Cheetham, Chief Executive Officer and President, and Dr. Jeffrey Parker, Chief Technology Officer, to its Class of 2027 Associate Fellows! 🚀
The Associate Fellow distinction honors outstanding contributions to aerospace engineering and science, and our co-founders' selection reflects not only their leadership, but also the technical excellence and persistence of the entire Advanced Space team.
Thank you to the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (@aiaa) for this honor, and congratulations to Brad, Jeff and the whole class of 2027 Associate Fellows! ✨
#AdvancedSpace #Innovation2Orbit #AIAA #Cislunar #Astrodynamics #MissionDesign
Read more here 👉 advancedspace.com/advanced-s… and here aiaa.org/2026/09/21/aiaa-ann…
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Advanced Space is sponsoring Space Software Summit, happening now through Wednesday, and we are excited to meet the software developers building the future of space tech!
The conference is three days of learning from engineers leading the way in flight software, AI, satellite operations, and more, discovering new tech and techniques for software development, and showing off your skills during the Coding Hackathon! And of course, saying hello to us and our fellow sponsors!
Will we see you at @SpaceSoftSummit, October 5-7?
#AdvancedSpace #Innovation2Orbit #SpaceSoftwareSummit #SpaceTech #Aerospace #softwaredevelopment #AerospaceConference
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Advanced Space is headed to Antalya for IAC 2026! 🌍🚀
For the first time, the International Astronautical Congress comes to Türkiye. This 77th edition draws more than 6,000 participants from academia and industry under the theme "The World Needs More Space." Come hear our team present their work!
📅 October 5 to 9, 2026
📍 NEST Convention Center, Belek, Antalya, Türkiye
Thank you to the @iafastro, the Turkish Space Agency, and @sahaistanbul for bringing the global community together. See you in Antalya!
#AdvancedSpace #Innovation2Orbit #IAC2026 #IAF #SpaceExploration #WorldNeedsMoreSpace
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Pancakes, toppings, and plenty of good conversation. 🥞
We recently hosted a pancake breakfast for the team, a time to catch up and connect outside of mission work. A big thank you to Team Member Success for hosting, cooking, and setting everything up. It was a great start to the day!
#AdvancedSpace #Innovation2Orbit #TeamCulture #EmployeeAppreciation
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Advanced Space was at the excellent Advanced Maui Optical and Space Surveillance Technologies (AMOS) Conference this week! 🌺
As is our tradition each year, and to mark the occasion, we are releasing our new Aloha shirt! This edition celebrates the 15th anniversary of the company and highlights all our work, from our own Advanced Space-led missions to those we support and enable!
From CAPSTONE in orbit at the Moon to CAPSTONE 02, and ESCAPADE currently on its way to Mars, every mission from the past 15 years came from strong partnerships and amazing customers. Our team is dedicated to your missions, and we thank you for trusting us with them.
#AdvancedSpace #Innovation2Orbit #Maui #AMOS2026 #MissionFocused
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