SpaceChain Partners Singapore Space and Technology Association to Advance the Space Sector in Singapore and Beyond
SINGAPORE — September 5, 2019 — SpaceChain today announced its affiliation with the Singapore Space and Technology Association (SSTA), an organization that focuses on developing Singapore’s space and related high technology industries.
As a member of SSTA, SpaceChain enjoys networking opportunities and connections with the association’s partners and members such as ST Engineering, GomSpace, Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd and Thales Alenia Space. SpaceChain also gains access to SSTA’s high profile events, international publications and student internship services. It will also be involved in SSTA’s space-related activities worldwide and industry events such as the well-known Global Space and Technology Convention (GSTC).
“Singapore has the hearts and minds that can propel us to strategic space hub status, leveraging our talented workforce, innovative society and entrepreneurial mindset to put Singapore in the forefront of the most exclusive fraternity on the planet, and beyond, with a group of like-minded individuals who want to make a difference for tomorrow’s world,” said Jonathan Hung, SSTA President.
An active member of the space industry, SSTA spearheads major trade and business-focused initiatives targeted at advancing the space ecosystem, hosts global meets and organizes education and outreach programs that support the discovery and exploration of space-related activities.
“As a Singapore-based company, we are utilizing native and international talents to explore new use cases of blockchain technology and building the new space economy. Being affiliated to SSTA enables us to tap on their resources and connect with their diverse network of partners as we support each other in elevating the space sector,” said Zee Zheng, SpaceChain’s chief executive officer and co-founder.
About SpaceChain
Founded in 2017, SpaceChain is a community-based space platform that combines space and blockchain technologies to build the world’s first open-source blockchain-based satellite network, allowing users to develop and run decentralized applications in space. The SpaceChain operating system is available to anyone, anywhere in the world, all while remaining secure and immutable through proven blockchain cryptography. In doing so, SpaceChain’s vision is to remove barriers and allow a global community to access and collaborate in space. For more information, visit www.spacechain.com.
About Singapore Space and Technology Association (SSTA)
The Singapore Space and Technology Association (SSTA) is Singapore’s lead, non- profit space industry association focused on developing Singapore’s space technology industry. It also acts as a neutral platform to facilitate information and communication for government, industry and academia. SSTA spearheads major initiatives with the aim of advancing Singapore’s space ecosystem, thus catalysing Singapore’s drive to be a regional space hub. On the domestic front, SSTA drives educational and outreach programs to encourage careers in the expanding aerospace/space industry. SSTA’s projects are multi-faceted and developed to achieve objectives catered to meet the needs of our partners, members as well as professionals and students interested in Space and its related technologies. For further information, please visit https://www.space.org.sg.
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