SpaceChain May 2020 Monthly Report

New commercial investment, and more.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

SpaceChain Foundation Invests in Core Semiconductor to Produce Open Hardware Platform for Direct Satellite-to-Devices Communication

We are excited to announce our commercial and investment partnership with Core Semiconductor to produce the world’s first open-source hardware platform capable of providing a downlink to mobile phones and small devices directly from satellites in orbit, without the use of a satellite dish on Earth or a third-party network. Read more here.

Plus, learn more about why there was a need to build a new GPS receiver.

COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES

Interview with SpaceChain CTO Jeff Garzik

SpaceChain CTO Jeff Garzik’s thoughts on rocket launches, lower barriers to space, and the technology to turn satellites into computers to do useful work in space. Check out the numerous key takeaways!

Unlocking Space Data With Blockchain For A Scalable New Space Economy

In this #SpaceWatchGL opinion piece by SpaceChain COO Alessandra Albano, she details the development of space technologies and how its merger with blockchain makes safe, scalable, and value-enhancing data sharing possible in terrestrial networks. What would you leverage space technologies for?

Reddit AMA

On May 28, SpaceChain CTO Jeff Garzik and Core Semiconductor CEO Jeff Dionne held an AMA on reddit to answer questions about our collaboration and the upcoming product — an open-source hardware platform. Read the compiled Q&A here!

On Global Decentralised Satellite Networks

Read part 2 of BTCBOX’s interview with SpaceChain CEO Zee Zheng and find out what are the key “ingredients” that make up a Global Decentralised Satellite Network!

TECHNICAL PROGRESS

Corporate user server

• Finished the android version of OTP verification application.
• Developed the UI of decoding and RSA public keys generation. New functions are being developed.
• Completed the development of the corporate user OTP app.
• Updating the SPC encryption function to be more compatible with OTP applications.

Space node software development

• Completed the code of space node software and we are testing the code. The user manual has been worked on.
• Optimised the memory allocation in the SpaceChain OS so that the space node software has enough storage space. The tests are ongoing.
• Sent the complete software package and user manual to our launch partner.

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