SpaceChain July 2020 Monthly Report

COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES

Space Waste Management Initiative

Space waste management via blockchain technology is selected as a major pillar of this pioneering work because it presents significant potential for secure data sharing and improving the robustness of data collection of space debris and space waste management among the numerous projects and different stakeholders.

If you believe that a decentralised, hybrid blockchain, would enable secure sharing between different stakeholders, do keep a look out for this project!

Part 3 BTCBoxE interview with Zee

Zee shares his views about crypto’s impact against centralised banks and ultimately, the comparison with traditional monetary policy. Also, would you agree that the most important features of crypto is price discovery and liquidity? Read the full interview here.

Clayming Space: A blockchain in Space with Alessandra Albano

Clayming Space is a community of experts in various fields who come together to discuss issues in governance, policy, economics, geopolitics and technology in frontier sectors. In this part 1 and 2 podcast series, Alessandra Albano details the use of blockchain in space and what the future holds for the industry.

Worth reading

How blockchain will help send people into space

One different key space will likely be tokenisation, which can allow an extra environment-friendly alternate or communication of assorted house assets. Aravind Ravichandran predicts that house tokenisation will fall into three broad classes. Find out what in the article!

Decentralised Satellite Infrastructure

Over the past decade we have witnessed a paradigm shift in the commercialisation of space with a vast array of companies entering the space industry. It has always been SpaceChain’s aim to to build an alliance consortium towards the creation of a Decentralised Satellite Infrastructure (DSI), a mesh-network of heterogeneous spacecraft owned and operated in Low Earth Orbit (LEO) by multiple parties in multiple jurisdictions. Read the article to find out more!

Physics of keeping objects in orbit

In the midst of all the awe surrounding space travel, enthusiasts often ignore one of the greatest marvels of the industry — the underlying science that allows human-made objects to reach outer space and stay there. Dive deeper if you ever wondered how human-made objects reach outer space and stay there!

TECHNICAL PROGRESS

Space node software development

• Modified the process of calculating the signature results and completed modifications of the signature mechanism in the space node software.
• Developed the communication module between the SpaceChain OS and Linux OS. Completed the interface development and in the process of designing the communication protocols.

SpaceChain server architecture update

• Received the API manual from our satellite service provider and finished developing the ground station permission assignment functions.
• Discussed the communication protocols between the ground station and the SpaceChain server with our service provider. Currently, the team is designing the communication protocols.
• Developed the file transmission mechanism based on S3. We have also slightly modified the transaction mechanisms, removed the compulsory 24-hr delay, and completed the interface design and test.
• Updated the data transmission mechanism of the SpaceChain server. The data file can be immediately transmitted to the ground station without a 24-hour delay. The transaction can be immediately broadcast to the blockchain network. We are still testing these functions.

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