Advanced Space exists to support the sustainable exploration, development, and settlement of space. Our expertise are in dynamics, estimation, and control.

Boulder CO
Joined August 2014
Replying to @DARPA
@DARPA has selected Professor Tam Nguyen to lead an effort to improve detection and tracking of objects in cislunar space, with Advanced Space supporting the work. 🔭 Cislunar space spans more than 200,000 miles in radius, collision risk is rising, and no single system today covers the full volume. Nguyen, assistant professor at the @UofMaryland, is designing a mission that pairs commercial off-the-shelf optics with efficient search and detection algorithms, placing a space telescope at a vantage point intended to view the cislunar region in its entirety. Advanced Space will be handling the flight software development and systems engineering for the project. Thank you to the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (@DARPA) Professor Nguyen, and the @UofMaryland. We look forward to this collaboration. #AdvancedSpace #Innovation2Orbit #DARPA #Cislunar #SpaceDomainAwareness #UMD
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Learn more from Advanced Space 📷 advancedspace.com/object-det… Read the University of Maryland announcement here 📷 aero.umd.edu/news/story/obje…
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Satellites, debris, and geopolitics filled the room at the 3rd Annual Future of Space Policy Forum and Expo. 🌐 The panel explored where accountability lies as orbital debris accumulates, how activity in orbit should be governed, and what a sustainable path forward could look like. Our Chief of Mission Solutions, Steve Clarke, joined the discussion with leaders from industry, policy, and government on what comes next for space sustainability. Thank you to @CouncilDenver on Foreign Relations for bringing together voices committed to the future of space. #AdvancedSpace #Innovation2Orbit #SpacePolicy #SSA #OrbitalDebris
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The 3rd Annual Future of Space Policy Forum, hosted by @CouncilDenver on Foreign Relations, is tonight and only a handful of tickets are left! 🛰 Our Chief of Mission Solutions, Steve Clarke, speaks alongside Sarah Law of Astroscale U.S., Dr. Alex Shi of Secure World Foundation, and Timothy Cichan of Lockheed Martin Space, with Anne LaFleur of the Government of Canada moderating. Thank you to @CouncilDenver on Foreign Relations for opening these conversations to students and the community. See you there! ⏰ 6:00 to 8:45 PM 📍 Denver Museum of Nature and Science #AdvancedSpace #Innovation2Orbit #SpacePolicy #SpaceDebris #Geopolitics #ColoradoSpace #SpaceSafety
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Bob Cone, Strategic Advisor at Advanced Space, is one of 21 regional leaders selected for the LEAD Metro North Class of 2027. 🎉 Twenty-one people from aerospace, healthcare, county government, utilities, construction, and media now spend nine months visiting businesses and working through the issues shaping Adams County. More than 1,800 people have come through regional chamber leadership programs since 1986, with many going on to serve boards, commissions, and elected office. Bob will represent Advanced Space and the aerospace sector in this year’s class. Thank you to AC-REP and Lisa Hough, President and CEO, for bringing this class together. #AdvancedSpace #Innovation2Orbit #LEADMetroNorth #ACREP #AdamsCounty #ColoradoAerospace #Westminster
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Advanced Space is presenting at the International Astronautical Federations’s (@iafastro) @IAC2026Antalya Turkey, today, with Astrodynamics and Satellite Navigation (ASN) engineers Matthew Bolliger and Ethan Kayser taking the stage! This year's International Astronautical Congress drew 8,325 abstract submissions from 108 countries, both records. Thank you to all the leaders at @NASA, @CommerceinSpace, @UNOOSA, and everyone who engaged with the team this week. The conversations, information-sharing and new connections have been incredible and we are grateful for opportunity to connect with the global space community. #AdvancedSpace #Innovation2Orbit #IAC2026 #Antalya #Cislunar #SpaceCommunity
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@aiaa has named Advanced Space Co-Founders Bradley Cheetham, Chief Executive Officer and President, and Dr. Jeffrey Parker, Chief Technology Officer, to its Class of 2027 Associate Fellows! 🚀 The Associate Fellow distinction honors outstanding contributions to aerospace engineering and science, and our co-founders' selection reflects not only their leadership, but also the technical excellence and persistence of the entire Advanced Space team. Thank you to the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (@aiaa) for this honor, and congratulations to Brad, Jeff and the whole class of 2027 Associate Fellows! ✨ #AdvancedSpace #Innovation2Orbit #AIAA #Cislunar #Astrodynamics #MissionDesign
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Advanced Space is sponsoring Space Software Summit, happening now through Wednesday, and we are excited to meet the software developers building the future of space tech! The conference is three days of learning from engineers leading the way in flight software, AI, satellite operations, and more, discovering new tech and techniques for software development, and showing off your skills during the Coding Hackathon! And of course, saying hello to us and our fellow sponsors! Will we see you at @SpaceSoftSummit, October 5-7? #AdvancedSpace #Innovation2Orbit #SpaceSoftwareSummit #SpaceTech #Aerospace #softwaredevelopment #AerospaceConference
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Advanced Space is headed to Antalya for IAC 2026! 🌍🚀 For the first time, the International Astronautical Congress comes to Türkiye. This 77th edition draws more than 6,000 participants from academia and industry under the theme "The World Needs More Space." Come hear our team present their work! 📅 October 5 to 9, 2026 📍 NEST Convention Center, Belek, Antalya, Türkiye Thank you to the @iafastro, the Turkish Space Agency, and @sahaistanbul for bringing the global community together. See you in Antalya! #AdvancedSpace #Innovation2Orbit #IAC2026 #IAF #SpaceExploration #WorldNeedsMoreSpace
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Pancakes, toppings, and plenty of good conversation. 🥞 We recently hosted a pancake breakfast for the team, a time to catch up and connect outside of mission work. A big thank you to Team Member Success for hosting, cooking, and setting everything up. It was a great start to the day! #AdvancedSpace #Innovation2Orbit #TeamCulture #EmployeeAppreciation
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Advanced Space was at the excellent Advanced Maui Optical and Space Surveillance Technologies (AMOS) Conference this week! 🌺 As is our tradition each year, and to mark the occasion, we are releasing our new Aloha shirt! This edition celebrates the 15th anniversary of the company and highlights all our work, from our own Advanced Space-led missions to those we support and enable! From CAPSTONE in orbit at the Moon to CAPSTONE 02, and ESCAPADE currently on its way to Mars, every mission from the past 15 years came from strong partnerships and amazing customers. Our team is dedicated to your missions, and we thank you for trusting us with them. #AdvancedSpace #Innovation2Orbit #Maui #AMOS2026 #MissionFocused
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NASA has awarded Advanced Space a follow-on Phase II SBIR contract to mature Lunar Sentinel for close-approach risk assessment of objects at the Moon. 🏆🌕 The project, managed by the Small Spacecraft and Distributed Systems team, part of the NASA RTMD, at @NASAAmes, focuses on developing algorithms to detect, track, and catalog non-transmitting objects in Low Lunar Orbit (LLO) using a hybrid network of lunar-surface and in-space optical sensors. Advanced Space will mature an end-to-end autonomous cataloging and risk-assessment capability, including detection network design, track association, orbit determination, conjunction assessment, and long-term catalog maintenance. The work is intended to provide a framework for a future distributed lunar-orbit cataloging and space-traffic-management constellation with minimal reliance on Earth. Learn more about Advanced Space’s Phase II SBIR award here 👉 advancedspace.com/advanced-s… #AdvancedSpace #Innovation2Orbit #LowLunarOrbit #NASA_SBIR
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Advanced imaging capabilities are coming to CAPSTONE 02. We’re excited to partner with @Livermore_Lab (LLNL), whose tri-optic imaging payload will bring advanced optical capabilities to the mission. The payload will image CAPSTONE 02’s companion spacecraft at ranges relevant to rendezvous and proximity operations, providing data supporting relative navigation. It will also observe the Moon, Earth, star fields, and distant solar-system objects to support mission imaging and navigation. Read the joint statement to learn more: advancedspace.com/joint-stat… #AdvancedSpace #Innovation2Orbit #CAPSTONE02 #Cislunar #LunarNavigation #OpticalNavigation #RPO #NASA #Innovation2Orbit #LLNL
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Advanced Space Co-Founder and CEO Bradley Cheetham joined NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman and NASA colleagues for a visit to @Livermore_Lab (LLNL)! Thank you to @Livermore_Lab for hosting us. We are excited to partner on CAPSTONE 02 and look forward to bringing that collaboration to the next era of cislunar exploration. #AdvancedSpace #Innovation2Orbit #NASA #LLNL #SpaceInnovation #Cislunar #SpaceExploration
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At SmallSat 2026, Samson Phan, Project Engineer at @NASAAmes, shared an update on CAPSTONE 02's progress. The critical design review is complete, the dream team is in place, and we're on track to launch in the second half of 2027. We're proud of how far this has come and excited for what's ahead. #AdvancedSpace #Innovation2Orbit #CAPSTONE #SmallSat26 #Cislunar #Moon #NASA
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Happy Labor Day! 🇺🇸 We recognize the workers whose built this country and keep it running, in every trade, every industry, and every community. Thank you for the work you put in. #LaborDay #AdvancedSpace #Innovation2Orbit #ThankYouWorkers
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The Special Operations Cup at The Sanctuary Golf Course in Colorado brought people together to support the Green Berets and their families. ⛳ Supporting this community means a lot to us, and we are proud to sponsor it. Thank you to The Sanctuary and the @TheSFF_. We are honored to stand with you. #AdvancedSpace #Innovation2Orbit #SpecialOperationsCup #SpecialForcesFoundation #SanctuaryGolfCourse
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AMOS 2026 is almost here! Advanced Space is headed to the 27th Annual Advanced Maui Optical and Space Surveillance Technologies Conference, a leading conference for space situational awareness and domain awareness. Reach out to set up a meeting with our team. See you in Maui! 📅 September 15 to 18, 2026 📍 Wailea Beach Resort Marriott, Maui, Hawaii #AdvancedSpace #Innovation2Orbit #AMOS2026 #SSA #SDA
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At SmallSat 2026, Dr. Jeffrey Parker, Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer, gave a flash talk on how we navigate ESCAPADE's loiter phase. The twin spacecraft launched on Blue Origin's New Glenn, but they did not head straight for the Red Planet. Instead, they settled into a loiter phase, holding in an orbit near Earth for about a year until the planets line up this November. Then they swing past Earth, fire their engines, and set course for Mars. Thank you, Jeff, for your work leading the trajectory design behind this mission. Thank you @UCBerkeley and @NASA for leading this mission. #AdvancedSpace #Innovation2Orbit #ESCAPADE #Mars #NASA
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Today, we are elated in celebration of the successful launch of NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, which will offer a new window on the universe and a major step forward for astrophysics. Congratulations to the entire Roman team, and Advanced Space’s Cassie Webster (carried in the image), Co-Flight Dynamics Lead, and Adam Michaels, Navigation Lead and Principal Mission Design Engineer. We salute Cassie and Adam's entire Flight Dynamics Operations Area (FDOA) team from @NASAGoddard, Omitron Pearl River Technologies, @ai_sol, McKinley Aerospace, along with @NASAKennedy Launch Services Program and @SpaceX for a flawless and spectacular launch! We look forward to the discoveries Roman will enable, mapping the sky, studying dark matter and dark energy, making a three dimensional picture of our universe. This groundbreaking science will be helping humanity understand how our universe came to be. We can't wait to see those first images! More on Advanced Space's involvement here: advancedspace.com/advanced-s… Advanced Space Co-Founders Bradley Cheetham and Jeff Parker and their respective families were able to attend the launch in person at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida and witness this momentous occasion. #RomanSpaceTelescope #NASA #FlightDynamics #Navigation #Astrophysics #SpaceExploration #AdvancedSpace #SpaceX
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