A French start-up Gama has contracted NanoAvionics to build its first satellite, GAMA ALPHA, a solar sail demonstration mission. The announcement released on 26 May outlines that it will be based on NanoAvionics’ 6U CubeSat platform and is planned to launch in H2 2022.
Gama was founded in 2020 and in March of this year raised EUR€2 million (US$2.195 million). This reportedly came from the French Public Investment Bank (BPI), CNES, and several private investors.