CANEUS-Shared Small Satellites CSSP (Collective Security, Safety, and Prosperity) International Workshop

Frequently Asked Questions

Why now?

• The technology has already reached maturity and sufficient cost-effectiveness
• Successful international Programs such as MSSIS (the Maritime Safety & Security Information System) provide inspiration and a blueprint for such collaboration
• By joining the proposed Program now you have the opportunity to participate in shaping its direction according to your needs from the very start

Who can be a Program Partner?

• Public organizations including governments, state-owned agencies, state-owned R&D organizations and international organizations
• Private companies and organizations; end-users such as commerce, transportation and insurance companies; funding organizations
• Universities and research institutions

What do Partners receive?

• Access to a world-wide communications backbone in space connecting “unwired” regions with the rest of the world
• Low initial investment and high cost-effectiveness due to the fractional ownership model of the Program
• Access to versatile technology offering solutions to a wide array of needs

Why CANEUS?

• Proven capabilities: CANEUS brings together technology developers, end-users, governmental policymakers and investors from across the world, and provides a public/ private platform of transitioning emergent technologies rapidly and efficiently from concepts to the aerospace systems / products / missions