Sidus Space awarded multi-million dollar agreement with TNO

Sidus Space has been awarded a multi-million dollar agreement with The Netherlands Organization for Applied Scientific Research, or TNO, to deploy and test TNO’s laser communications technology aboard a Sidus’ LizzieSat satellite. As part of the $2.5M agreement, TNO will design and deliver HemiCAT, a high-efficiency miniature communications laser terminal, which Sidus will integrate into its hybrid 3D printed satellite, LizzieSat. Sidus will manage all aspects of integration, deployment, and operations, including procuring a launch and operating HemiCAT in orbit. The in-orbit demonstration mission for laser satellite communication is part of a study of Dutch defense technology.