HOUSTON, Feb. 8, 2025
/PRNewswire/ -- Aegis Aerospace Inc. has announced
unprecedented news that the company will help bring higher
education even higher at Texas A&M
University by partnering with the University to create
TAMU-SPIRIT, a private flight facility on the International Space
Station (ISS) dedicated to university research.
TAMU-SPIRIT, which stands for Texas
A&M / Aegis Aerospace Multi-Use Space Platform
Integrating Research & Innovative Technology, will be a
dedicated facility for activities such as in-space research,
testing, advanced materials manufacturing, robotics testing, space
surveillance and tracking technologies.
"It is an honor to partner with and help elevate space research
for my alma mater," shared Aegis Aerospace CEO and Chairman
Stephanie Murphy. "Creating the
TAMU-SPIRIT truly demonstrates the tenacity, spirit and world-class
leadership of Texas A&M and its
space research."
Aegis Aerospace will own and operate the TAMU-SPIRIT test
facility, and there will be an open call for experiments every six
months for students, faculty and other researchers within the
Texas A&M University System.
Students and faculty will also partner in the on-going operations
process.
The design for the TAMU-SPIRIT flight facility will be based on
Aegis Aerospace's MISSE Flight Facility, the busiest permanent
commercial flight facility on the ISS, with operations to start as
early as 2027.
About Aegis Aerospace Inc.
Aegis Aerospace
Inc. is a Hispanic woman-owned small business that provides
technical services and turn-key solutions to government and
commercial customers in the space and defense industries. Formed in
2021 by combining Alpha Space and
MEI Technologies, Aegis Aerospace offers over 30 years of success
and innovation in technology development and engineering services,
commercial space services, and other space and defense products and
services. Our Space Testing as a Service (STaaS™) business model is
turnkey which enables our customers to focus on their science and
new technology development. For more information, visit
www.aegisaero.com.
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