As of today, Uchusen has formally signalled its intent to join the 2012 ESA Small-size Mission Call by submitting a Letter of Intent to ESA. Ahead of the March 23rd deadline, Uchusen Company Managing Director Mandali Khalesi commented on the historic call:

“By releasing this call for Small Missions, ESA has again shown that it is at the forefront of working with the broader scientific community as well as small and medium businesses to find innovative answers to strategic space science goals of the Cosmic Vision 2015-2025”, Mandali noted. “Uchusen is perfectly positioned to leverage its expertise in cutting-edge nanosatellite systems to respond to this call”

Uchusen looks forward to the meeting later this month in the Netherlands, and get answers to outstanding questions and more info in terms of requirements for the formal proposal to be handed in to ESA by June 2012.

“As the proposal will be a collaborative effort with our European and international partners, it is important that we get all the pieces of the puzzle together to present the strongest case to ESA. We think our overall proposal is both reliable, scalable and low-cost, while employing cutting-edge technology to answer and hopefully exceed the requirements of the call. Now it’s time to get everything needed to make this a winner”, said Mandali.