Deep Space Systems
Dss develops innovative engineering solutions across the aerospace industry.
Deep space systems. It was the first in a new series of technology demonstration missions under nasa s new millennium program. Deep space systems inc dss is a private aerospace company dedicated to systems engineering that supports the design development integration testing and operations of science and exploration spacecraft. Our engineering services provide design and analysis of space systems and subsystems including structures mechanisms propulsion power thermal telecommunications avionics optical and instrumentation systems.
Deep space systems excels when our people excel. Providing large payload volumes to the lunar surface without requiring a dedicated launch sll provides an affordable and effective platform for commercial exploration of the moon. The dss clps small lunar lander sll design combines flight proven technology and low risk spacecraft design.
Deep space 1 ds1 was designed to test new technologies for future deep space and interplanetary missions. Located in littleton colorado deep space systems inc. Space launch system march 8 2019 nasa s deep space exploration system is coming together nasa will soon return humans to the moon for decades to come and the system that will transport astronauts from earth to the gateway near the moon is literally coming together.
The spacecraft s main goal was to test 12 high risk technologies including ion propulsion autonomous optical navigation a solar power concentration array and a combination miniature camera imaging spectrometer.