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Julie Böhning leads Swiss startup PAVE Space in its first mission
Julie Böhning leads Swiss startup PAVE Space, which grew from a student project into a business.
The 27-year-old is from the Gruyère region of Switzerland.
The company’s first mission launched in early October aboard a SpaceX rocket.
It is testing an onboard computer developed by PAVE Space under real conditions in space.
The mission is also testing communications between Earth and space.
The tests are an early step for the startup as it seeks a place in a space industry described as experiencing a new boom.
The team’s next steps are not specified.
Julie Böhning, 27, leads Swiss startup PAVE Space.
PAVE Space launched its first mission aboard a SpaceX rocket in early October.
The mission is testing the startup’s onboard computer in real conditions.
It is also testing communications between the ground and space.
- Who
- Julie Böhning and the PAVE Space team.
- What
- PAVE Space launched its first mission to test its onboard computer and communications.
- When
- Early October. The year is not stated.
- Where
- Aboard a SpaceX rocket; the mission is testing communications between the ground and space.
- Why
- To test PAVE Space’s onboard computer and communications in real conditions.
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- Startup
- PAVE Space
- Founder and leader
- Julie Böhning, 27
- Mission
- PAVE Space’s first mission
- Launch vehicle
- SpaceX rocket
- Launch timing
- Early October