The UK Space Conference is the forum for the international space community and a necessary event for the organizations that wish to expand in this growing sector. In this edition, the attendance reached more than 1.200 delegates, bringing together governments, industry, academy, end users, suppliers, reserchers and the financial community.

SECPhO’s member Alter Technology participated in this edition with the presentation of its new development consisting on a space platform and ground segment to test and qualify electronic components in-orbit, offering regular flight opportunities and providing an economically feasible alternative for technology validation. The most outstanding feature is the standardization of the testing procedures that facilitates the integration and evaluation of multiple payloads, based on custom microelectronic & photonic packaging criteria to define a suitable common mechanical and electrical interface, thereby providing access to space for new technologies. This approach will increase the maturity level of European space technology at a competitive cost and lead time.

According to ESA criteria, in flight performance is the highest level of qualification for space products, so there is an increasing demand for in-flight services to accommodate new technologies, devices and systems for their validation. During the last years the low cost and scalability of CubeSats (miniaturized satellites for space research) have made possible a dedicated single payload service for developers, optimizing system utilization and customizing mission-specific platforms.

More info and details in Alter Technology.