Revolutionising UK Satellite Telecoms: A Printable Approach to Helical Antennas in Orbit

LODESTAR是一家快速发展的初创公司，任务是开发在轨3D打印，在轨道上建造大型建筑，并拯救地球上的人类。我们正在推进太空级3D打印硬件，以基于挤压的方法取代昂贵、危险和笨重的折叠可展开件。有了“可打印”技术，我们可以在卫星能力上实现巨大飞跃，同时降低部署风险，并保持低成本。目前，卫星通信天线受到航天器内必须安装的体积和结构的限制，导致性能下降和成本高昂。我们的第一款产品克服了这些限制，将导电丝直接挤出到空间的真空中，允许在轨制造针对任何给定规格进行优化的螺旋天线。我们的创始团队由两名硬件工程师组成，他们各自完成了关于非世界制造和真空打印挑战的硕士论文。我们在组建团队以交付复杂的深度技术项目(如Hyperloop、火箭和无人机)以及确保资金使其成为现实方面有着良好的记录。我们在NASA和ESA的技术问题上得到了领域领先专家的建议，并通过我们在著名的企业家第一加速器计划中的住所获得了单独的商业和财务顾问，我们最近在该计划中完成了对GB 145K的预种子资金。LODESTAR与我们以前的学术机构保持着密切的联系，共同申请进一步的公共资金，我们目前正在得到英国探索计划的支持，我们将在未来几个月开发创新的IP，将我们定位为通过外星建设彻底改变英国卫星通信的最佳团队。

Lodestar is a fast-paced start-up on a mission to develop in-orbit 3D printing to build large structures in-orbit and save humanity here on earth.We're advancing space-rated 3D printing hardware to replace expensive, risky and heavy folding deployables with an extrusion based approach. With "printable" technology, we can unlock a massive leap forward in satellite capability, while de-risking deployment, and keeping costs low.Today satellite communication antennas are constrained by the volume and structure they must fit within a spacecraft, leading to decreased performance and high costs. Our first product overcomes these limitations by extruding conductive filament directly into the vacuum of space, allowing for the in-orbit manufacture of helical antennas that are optimised for any given specification.Our founding team comprises of two hardware engineers who have each completed their Masters theses on off-world manufacturing and the challenges of printing in a vacuum. We have a proven track record of building teams to deliver complex deep-tech projects such as Hyperloop, rocketry and drones, as well as securing the funding to make them a reality. We're being advised by field-leading experts at NASA and ESA in technical matters, and have a separate batch of commercial and financial advisors through our residence in the renowned Entrepreneur First accelerator program where we've recently closed our pre-seed funding of £145k.Lodestar maintains close affiliation with our previous academic institutions to jointly apply for further public funding, we're currently being supported by the UKSA Explore Programme, and we will be developing innovative IP over the coming months, positioning us as the best team to revolutionise UK satellite communication through off-world construction.