Founding Members Formally Establish the Digital Space Consortium

London, United Kingdom, July 21, 2026

The Digital Space Consortium (DSC) has officially been established following the signing of the Consortium Agreement by its founding members: Blue Marble Communications, Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, and BruhnBruhn Innovation.

The signing marks an important milestone for the Consortium as it enters its next phase and continues the development of the Digital Space Interface (DSI). The (DSI) is a set of open, royalty-free APIs, published under the Apache License 2.0, that enables onboard computers to run applications and deliver data products using the same cloud-native principles that have transformed terrestrial computing.

Consortium leadership

As part of the Consortium’s establishment, Fredrik Bruhn has been appointed Chairman of the Digital Space Consortium. As Chairman, he will lead the Steering Committee and guide the Consortium’s technical and strategic direction together with representatives from the founding organisations and future members.

“I am deeply humbled to chair this effort with the backing of a global player like Mitsubishi Electric. We have long needed a transition to cloud-native space operations. Now, we are laying the foundation to achieve this in a structured way together with experts from industry and government agencies.”

Fredrik Bruhn
Chairman, Digital Space Consortium

In addition, Neal Nicholson, President of Blue Marble Communications, has been appointed Senior Advisor to the Consortium. Nabar Tsog and other representatives of Mitsubishi Electric Corporation will serve as Strategic Leaders and Consortium Managers, helping guide the Consortium’s strategic direction and operational activities.

“Participating in the global space economy is a fundamental human right for everyone on Earth. Like the automotive and internet revolutions, space becomes the next defining industry as it fully commercializes. We believe Digital Space is the key that unlocks both.”

Nabar Tsog
Strategic Leader and Consortium Manager, Digital Space Consortium

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“Blue Marble Communications (BMC, a T2S Solutions Company) is honored to be included as a founding member of the Digital Space Consortium. Standardizing digital interfaces within the space computing and networking ecosystem will enable seamless deployment of hardware and software applications on various satellite and other space vehicle platforms, including software initially developed for terrestrial purposes. This will significantly lower the barrier-to-entry challenges for spaceborne software applications as well as greatly reduce the development and deployment time traditionally required.”

Neal Nicholson
Senior Advisor, Digital Space Consortium

Building an open digital ecosystem for space

The Digital Space Consortium brings together organisations from industry, government, and academia to develop open standards that support interoperable software-defined space systems.

Through the development of the Digital Space Interface, the Consortium seeks to establish a common software foundation that enables applications and services to operate across diverse spacecraft and computing platforms. By promoting open interfaces rather than proprietary implementations, the DSC aims to accelerate innovation while lowering the barriers to deploying software in space.

Join the Consortium

Participation in the Digital Space Consortium is open to organisations across the global space community. Whether joining as a Principal Member, General Member, or DSI Adopter, participants can contribute to the development of the Digital Space Interface and help shape the future of interoperable, cloud-native space operations.

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