In a world of ever-increasing numbers of satellites and missions going further into space, self-piloting spacecraft reduce costs, make strategic decisions, and outperform in contested space.

the next 5 Levels of automation

Levels of Satellite Automation:

0 - no automation

1 - Pilot-assisted

2 - human monitoring and decision-making (current tech)

3 - human oversight for spacecraft anomalies (phase 1)

4 - zero ground communications except for navigation (phase 2)

5 - full automation (phase 3 - enables interstellar missions)

Astervey is upgrading space equipment to become an independent, thinking machine. By handling decision-making, anomaly prevention, and navigation, spacecraft owners and operators can shift their focus from day-to-day operations towards to mission at large.

space resources

The expansion of the space industry in the coming decades brings a once-in-a-lifetime financial opportunity. Space mining and resource collection is revolutionary for in-space manufacturing, precious metals, and human habitability.

However, many companies have failed as these missions can be high-risk. Astervey has the tools to reduce the risk, making space mining more economically feasible.

Astervey knows which asteroids are the best to target. In the mission planning phase, Astervey’s Dynamic Asteroid Knowledge & Orbital Targeting Algorithm (DAKOTA) identifies the best asteroid candidates based on their upcoming orbit transfers, their mineral composition, and their physical properties. Astervey uses proprietary algorithms to estimate these factors based on ground measurements and advanced astrodynamic optimizations. DAKOTA minimizes fuel costs and maximizes mining potential.

Coupled with our self-piloting spacecraft, which enables low-cost and rapidly deployable missions, Astervey is best positioned for asteroid mining.

our goal to explore

As part of Astervey’s mission, we started the CELESTIUS program to design commercial vehicles that are tasked with exploring our solar system and our neighbors. By performing science and resource gathering on other worlds, Astervey will demonstrate our self-piloting technology while advancing humanity’s presence throughout the solar system.

CELESTIUS Phase I — Exploration of Our Closest Neighbors (2029-2035): Low-cost missions to the Moon, Near Earth Asteroids, Mars, and Venus are within reach. Without any human intervention after launch, we will send several small probes to our Solar System neighbors and conduct high-value science and technology demonstration.

CELESTIUS Phase II — Exploration of Distant Planets (2036-2060): After demonstrating our technological capabilities in Phase I, we will continue to push the boundaries of space exploration with Phase II. We will send dozens of small probes to explore every large celestial body in our solar system. This list includes Ceres, Europa, Enceladus, Titan, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto. These missions will be conducted completely autonomously, making our probes faster, cheaper, and safer than any before.

CELESTIUS Phase III — Extra-Solar Exploration (2075-): The first time we visit an exoplanet will not be with a human crew, it will be with an interstellar probe that can navigate throughout the system, make decisions, and perform science in real-time, without human intervention. Astervey’s purpose is to make this mission a reality, and we are already working towards it.

What’s Next for Us

Astervey is always working on improving our self-piloting software to bring full autonomy to spacecraft near Earth, and far. Our next step is to demonstrate a minimum viable product with flight-ready hardware.