
mu Space uncovered the plan of
pushing Thai technology into space industry
mu Space revealed the space
technology development plan after the press conference
of MoU signing between TOT and muSpace for advancement
of research and development in space industry
mu Space, led by Mr. James Varayuth
Yenbamroong, a space and satellite industry entrepreneur
and engineer revealed another space technology
development plan, confirming the project to create the
HTS (High Throughput Satellite). More than 40% of the
materials inside the satellites are manufactured by mu
Space and by domestic manufacturers using Thai
technology.
This satellite is expected to
launch by 2024, another ambitious
goal of mu Space is to become Thailand’s first foreign
satellite service provider, when an Open Skies policy
occurs. The arrival of the low-orbit earth satellite or
LEO satellite will be extremely beneficial and important
for future communications systems. And it is also
regarded as upgrading Thailand’s communication
technology to be effective in order to compete with
other countries. In order to support new technologies
such as 5G, Cloud storage, Online transactions, as well
as security in doing business to be more complete, which
makes mu Space a new alternative for Thai people, which
can develop a working model in new directions. Able to
meet the needs of the group of customers thoroughly
while helping to make signal transmission more efficient
and accessible to various areas.
And the highlight of this launch is
the plan to establish a spaceship or the first small
space vehicle in Thailand. Behind
this plan, there are various important goals to reach.
1) Aiming to build a Data Center
outside the Earth’s atmosphere. This will eliminate the
major problems of creating a data center infrastructure
such as to control the temperature to be more stable and
it must be appropriate for the operating of the system,
it must be low temperature. This will be used up to 40%
of total electricity (research of Power Consumption by
Subsystems), bringing the data center out to a cooler
environment of -270 ° C., making it possible to
eliminate the obstacles of temperature.
2) This will be the utilizing of
pure energy without relying on the world energy
resources and this spaceship will orbit into space and
be able to receive energy of solar radiation underside
of the spacecraft all the time. Able to work
independently without having to lean on the world energy
resources. And this causes the next consequence.
3) Safety due to the spaceships
that floated in the sky and connected in a network or
constellation. Making it secure from natural disasters
and accidents on Earth caused by fires and floods, as
well as connecting in large groups covering the entire
world. This will make the connection smooth and
accessible to every corner of the world.
For the part of development, mu
Space has begun testing the materials which are suitable
for constructing. In August, there was a material
strength testing by simulating a special projectile with
the speed equivalent compared to the speed of space
debris. With the speed over 1,100 m / s and finally be
able to pass the level 3 bullet protection standard in
2020. At the moment, mu Space is preparing to construct
a medium-sized factory in order to start building
spaceships in 2021.
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