About the BAMA-2 Mission

After the failure of the rocket to deliver BAMA-1 to orbit on February 10th, 2022, UASpace decided to pivot their original plans of a new mission for BAMA-2. BAMA-2 is now an effort to re-create BAMA-1 and complete the mission of testing and demonstrating a drag sail as a tool to remove satellites from Low Earth Orbit. 

The NASA CubeSat Launch Initiative is giving UASpace another opportunity to put a satellite in orbit. As of March 2022, UASpace is actively fundraising and recruiting to rebuild BAMA-1 with a goal of full completion by May 2023. Want to support our mission? Check out the page below to see how you can get involved!

Support BAMA-2

We need help to make BAMA-2 a reality! We estimate that the total cost of another mission will be $75,000. This money will go towards buying parts and components, testing services and lab spaces, travel required for integration and launch operations, and towards buying supplies to be used for outreach and K-12 STEM engagement events. 
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If you would like a donation earmarked for a specific activity, we would be more than happy to honor your request on how your funds are spent.

BAMA-2 Main Activities

Increase Design Reliability
BAMA-2 will take lessons learned from the BAMA-1 design process. This includes more efficient manufacturing processes, fixing flaws that were identified testing, and making minor design tweaks to the main payload to further increase likelihood of mission success.
Systems Integration and Testing
​The most complex part of BAMA-2 is the integration and assembly of the selected components. Each subsystem requires testing and verification and the entire assembly must also be tested and integrated. 
Modeling, Analysis, and Simulation
BAMA-2 will take the time between now and when hardware is on hand to develop detailed and robust models of every aspect of the satellite. This includes orbital models, power performance, thermal, mechanical, and vibrational analyses. These will be used to further validate the design. 
Flight Software Development
Throughout the development of BAMA-2, we will continue to improve and upgrade our software, adding in more resiliency and capabilities and removing any bugs or errors.