INTRODUCING THE ARMY OF INDEPENDENCE-X AEROSPACE
About Us
We are a team of dedicated industry professionals and academicians working to develop the next wave of Space Exploration Pioneers. We aim to innovate space exploration technologies to deliver efficient and cost effective solutions for humanity. We are based in Technology Park Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia since 2013. Independence-X Aerospace also known as IDXA.
*Special Interest Group since 2003 and Company Incorporation since 2013.
Our Objectives:
Our Mission:
List of Projects we are working on: *the projects and products below are designed and built locally.
1) Dedicated Nano Launch Vehicle [DNLV]
- An indigenous design and build rocket launch vehicle powered by Liquid Oxygen (Cryogenic) and Kerosene (RP-1 grade) which is able to be launched into space at 500km orbit carrying cubesatellite and micro satellite. This service is known as LaaS (Launch as a Service).
- Mission ready: 2022
- Commercial ready by: 2023
- Patent Filing: Done
- Endorsement: NASA (Published in December 2015 NASA report)
2) Google Lunar X Prize Lunar Craft Module and System
- Lunar craft module in partnership with Team Synergy Moon (USA).
- Mission ready by: 2018
- Patent Filing: Partial
- Volunteers are Welcome (Sign-up in the link below)
http://www.independence-x.com/glxp-mission.html
3) Microgravity Experiment Re-entry Capsule [MERCAP]
- First of its kind capsule vehicle in the world to retrieve unmanned Lab-on-a-Chip based pharma and bio-tech experiment/test/production specimen from space and safely land back on earth.
- Commercial ready: 2019
- Patent Filing: Done
4) Ground station satellite communication dish
- 3m, 12m, 15m, 18m diameter parabolic antenna dish for various demands in spectrum, range and bandwidth. Application for Low Earth Orbit and Deep Space Communication.
- Mission ready: 2018
- Commercial ready: Incremental
- Patent Filing: None
5) Station Keeping and Orbital Transfer Propulsion System
- Electric Ion Propulsion System and Chemical Hypergolic Based Propulsion System for Cubesatellite and Deep Space Flight Exploration System.
- Mission ready: 2018
- Commercial ready: 2019
- Patent Filing: Done
* The projects above is currently done with Private Fundings.
* Corporate Investments are Welcome
- Team Leader of Independence-X Aerospace
*Special Interest Group since 2003 and Company Incorporation since 2013.
Our Objectives:
- Prime ASEAN and Equatorial Based Propulsion and Launch Service Provider for Cubesats and Micro-Satellites.
- Provide Re-entry service capsule for in-space micro-gravity experiment to return safely back to earth.
Our Mission:
List of Projects we are working on: *the projects and products below are designed and built locally.
1) Dedicated Nano Launch Vehicle [DNLV]
- An indigenous design and build rocket launch vehicle powered by Liquid Oxygen (Cryogenic) and Kerosene (RP-1 grade) which is able to be launched into space at 500km orbit carrying cubesatellite and micro satellite. This service is known as LaaS (Launch as a Service).
- Mission ready: 2022
- Commercial ready by: 2023
- Patent Filing: Done
- Endorsement: NASA (Published in December 2015 NASA report)
2) Google Lunar X Prize Lunar Craft Module and System
- Lunar craft module in partnership with Team Synergy Moon (USA).
- Mission ready by: 2018
- Patent Filing: Partial
- Volunteers are Welcome (Sign-up in the link below)
http://www.independence-x.com/glxp-mission.html
3) Microgravity Experiment Re-entry Capsule [MERCAP]
- First of its kind capsule vehicle in the world to retrieve unmanned Lab-on-a-Chip based pharma and bio-tech experiment/test/production specimen from space and safely land back on earth.
- Commercial ready: 2019
- Patent Filing: Done
4) Ground station satellite communication dish
- 3m, 12m, 15m, 18m diameter parabolic antenna dish for various demands in spectrum, range and bandwidth. Application for Low Earth Orbit and Deep Space Communication.
- Mission ready: 2018
- Commercial ready: Incremental
- Patent Filing: None
5) Station Keeping and Orbital Transfer Propulsion System
- Electric Ion Propulsion System and Chemical Hypergolic Based Propulsion System for Cubesatellite and Deep Space Flight Exploration System.
- Mission ready: 2018
- Commercial ready: 2019
- Patent Filing: Done
* The projects above is currently done with Private Fundings.
* Corporate Investments are Welcome
- Team Leader of Independence-X Aerospace
INDEPENDENCE-X AEROSPACE CORE TEAM
Izmir Yamin
Izmir Yamin is a Malaysian citizen and earned a BEng (Hons) Mechanical Engineering degree and a Diploma in Aerospace Engineering from the MARA University of Technology, Shah Alam, Malaysia. He also did his Business Administration studies in Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, USA. He worked as a Project Engineer for a British Aerospace firm based in Malaysia working on Airbus Engineering projects for 3 years. Later he moved to the University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, to pursue his Masters of Engineering studies in Biomimetic Flapping Winged Micro Aerial Vehicle (Robotic Dragonfly). He is the Founder and Chief Executive of two technology based companies, Independence-X Aerospace and Pulsar UAV. He is also responsible for the design and development of the lunar mission space craft, lander and rover.
Since college Izmir has been working on aerospace propulsion system, namely chemical and electric propulsion technologies. He has also developed electric fuel cell systems. His interest in propulsion, orbital mechanics and control system enables him to contribute towards the team lunar mission planning.
Izmir was a nominee at the New York World Tech Awards and was nominated alongside luminaries such as Elon Musk.
Izmir Yamin is a Malaysian citizen and earned a BEng (Hons) Mechanical Engineering degree and a Diploma in Aerospace Engineering from the MARA University of Technology, Shah Alam, Malaysia. He also did his Business Administration studies in Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, USA. He worked as a Project Engineer for a British Aerospace firm based in Malaysia working on Airbus Engineering projects for 3 years. Later he moved to the University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, to pursue his Masters of Engineering studies in Biomimetic Flapping Winged Micro Aerial Vehicle (Robotic Dragonfly). He is the Founder and Chief Executive of two technology based companies, Independence-X Aerospace and Pulsar UAV. He is also responsible for the design and development of the lunar mission space craft, lander and rover.
Since college Izmir has been working on aerospace propulsion system, namely chemical and electric propulsion technologies. He has also developed electric fuel cell systems. His interest in propulsion, orbital mechanics and control system enables him to contribute towards the team lunar mission planning.
Izmir was a nominee at the New York World Tech Awards and was nominated alongside luminaries such as Elon Musk.
- Official team and finalist in the Google Lunar X Prize, the World Largest Incentive Based Prize in Human History.
- Nominee of World Technology Award, by Time and Fortune Magazine in New York City, USA under the Space Category (12 November 2014). Nominated alongside Billionaire Technopreneur Elon Musk, owner of SpaceX and Tesla.
- Currently working on a Project called Farming 2.0 is utilizing drones for precision farming that would increase crop yield and reduce wastage in fertilizer, herbicide, pesticide and water.
- Contribute towards developing local based technology and provide additional jobs opportunities in the agricultural sector.
- Most Likely to Succeed Award by Cradle Fund (Malaysia Ministry of Finance subsidiary), Superb Award by Teraju (Prime Ministers Department), World Technology Award (Nomination) Space Category by Fortune and Time Magazine (NY City).
- Mentored university students to prepare themselves for the industry and nurture as future start-ups.
- Initiated UiTM Eco-Planet, winning team of the Shell Eco-marathon Asia to this date.
Dr. Mazlan Othman
Prof. Em. Datuk Dr Mazlan Othman obtained a Ph.D. in Astrophysics from the University of Otago, New Zealand and became a lecturer at the Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) in 1981. In 1990 she was seconded to the Prime Minister’s Department to establish and head the Planetarium Division which became the Space Science Studies Division in 1993. In 1999 she became the Director of the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (OOSA) in Vienna, Austria and then became the founding Director General of the Malaysia National Space Agency (ANGKASA) in 2002. She later resumed her post as Director of OOSA in Vienna in 2007 followed by the appointed as Deputy D-Gl of the United Nations Office at Vienna (UNOV) in 2009. She retired from the United Nations in 2013. She is currently Project Director for Mega Science 3.0 at the Academy of Sciences Malaysia since 2014 and also appointed as Professor Emerita by UKM in 2015. Her role as Chairman Advisory Board will spearhead IDXA international strategic development plans.
Prof. Em. Datuk Dr Mazlan Othman obtained a Ph.D. in Astrophysics from the University of Otago, New Zealand and became a lecturer at the Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) in 1981. In 1990 she was seconded to the Prime Minister’s Department to establish and head the Planetarium Division which became the Space Science Studies Division in 1993. In 1999 she became the Director of the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (OOSA) in Vienna, Austria and then became the founding Director General of the Malaysia National Space Agency (ANGKASA) in 2002. She later resumed her post as Director of OOSA in Vienna in 2007 followed by the appointed as Deputy D-Gl of the United Nations Office at Vienna (UNOV) in 2009. She retired from the United Nations in 2013. She is currently Project Director for Mega Science 3.0 at the Academy of Sciences Malaysia since 2014 and also appointed as Professor Emerita by UKM in 2015. Her role as Chairman Advisory Board will spearhead IDXA international strategic development plans.
Ilgiz Zagidulin
Ilgiz studied Industrial Management at Kazan University of Techonlogy, Russia before moving to Malaysia to get a Degree in Business Administration. His diverse experience in technology transfer, investment research and joint development projects includes liason work in Malaysia for Russian research centers and institutes involved in radioelectronics, oil and gas and ITC sectors. In the past seven years he has participated actively in regional forums, conferences and exhibitions dedicated to international trade, sustainable development and technological innovations. He will be involved in Space Launch Vehicle preparation and logistics.
Ilgiz studied Industrial Management at Kazan University of Techonlogy, Russia before moving to Malaysia to get a Degree in Business Administration. His diverse experience in technology transfer, investment research and joint development projects includes liason work in Malaysia for Russian research centers and institutes involved in radioelectronics, oil and gas and ITC sectors. In the past seven years he has participated actively in regional forums, conferences and exhibitions dedicated to international trade, sustainable development and technological innovations. He will be involved in Space Launch Vehicle preparation and logistics.
Major. Rashidy Zulkifli (RMAF)
The youngest of 3 siblings, Major Rashidy has always been drawn to airplanes and rockets. Major Rashidy attended Methodist Boys Primary School and later Methodist Boys Secondary School until 1998. He enlisted for Royal Malaysian Air Force in 1999 under the cadet officer twin program with University Technology Malaysia (UTM). He graduated in November 2002 and awarded with the rank of Lieutenant RMAF and a Diploma in Aeronautics from UTM. In 2015, he was posted to Headquarters Integrated Area Defence System as Staff Officer 2 Logistics Planning and Coordination. He is currently in charge of Real Life Support (RLS) and logistics exercise planning. He will be advising on IDXA technology road map for the GLXP mission.
The youngest of 3 siblings, Major Rashidy has always been drawn to airplanes and rockets. Major Rashidy attended Methodist Boys Primary School and later Methodist Boys Secondary School until 1998. He enlisted for Royal Malaysian Air Force in 1999 under the cadet officer twin program with University Technology Malaysia (UTM). He graduated in November 2002 and awarded with the rank of Lieutenant RMAF and a Diploma in Aeronautics from UTM. In 2015, he was posted to Headquarters Integrated Area Defence System as Staff Officer 2 Logistics Planning and Coordination. He is currently in charge of Real Life Support (RLS) and logistics exercise planning. He will be advising on IDXA technology road map for the GLXP mission.
Bostami Ahmad
Bostami Ahmad is a former car designer for various brands ranging from Proton to Lamborghini. Heavily involved in designing Proton NEO R3, Proton Tuah, Proton Iriz & the future Proton Perdana. During his consultancy works he also work for various brand namely Toyota, Hyundai, Mazda & Ford. In 2008-2009 he collaborated with Lamborghini Design Center in Italy designing future model of Lamborghini concept cars. Bostami holds multiple awards & copyrights in industrial design. He holds a Master’s Degree in Car & Transportation Design from Scuola Politecnica Di Design, Milan Italy & Bachelors in Interface Design from Multimedia University, Cyberjaya. He has been actively involved in community works promoting design in science & technology to students across Malaysia. His future design works define as Intergalactic
Vehicle Design where passionately love. His works can be viewed at www.bostamiahmad.com
Bostami Ahmad is a former car designer for various brands ranging from Proton to Lamborghini. Heavily involved in designing Proton NEO R3, Proton Tuah, Proton Iriz & the future Proton Perdana. During his consultancy works he also work for various brand namely Toyota, Hyundai, Mazda & Ford. In 2008-2009 he collaborated with Lamborghini Design Center in Italy designing future model of Lamborghini concept cars. Bostami holds multiple awards & copyrights in industrial design. He holds a Master’s Degree in Car & Transportation Design from Scuola Politecnica Di Design, Milan Italy & Bachelors in Interface Design from Multimedia University, Cyberjaya. He has been actively involved in community works promoting design in science & technology to students across Malaysia. His future design works define as Intergalactic
Vehicle Design where passionately love. His works can be viewed at www.bostamiahmad.com
Dr. Clement Lo
Dr Clement Lo holds a PhD in Mechanical Engineering, and he is an expert in in Micro-Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS) and Nanotechnology. He was awarded a full scholarship from the University of Birmingham in researching the state of the art MEMS device that quantifies viscosity of fluids in micro-quantity levels. This device has a great potential in contributing to the health care sector. Throughout his work experiences, he has ventured into various engineering discipline, including advance manufacturing, light rail transport, household consumer product, aerospace and energy industry. He is currently driving a strategic divisional initiative from a FTSE 250 engineering company (Weir) to recruit and develop talented individuals across the globe. His role at IDXA will be working on the mechanics of the rover.
Dr Clement Lo holds a PhD in Mechanical Engineering, and he is an expert in in Micro-Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS) and Nanotechnology. He was awarded a full scholarship from the University of Birmingham in researching the state of the art MEMS device that quantifies viscosity of fluids in micro-quantity levels. This device has a great potential in contributing to the health care sector. Throughout his work experiences, he has ventured into various engineering discipline, including advance manufacturing, light rail transport, household consumer product, aerospace and energy industry. He is currently driving a strategic divisional initiative from a FTSE 250 engineering company (Weir) to recruit and develop talented individuals across the globe. His role at IDXA will be working on the mechanics of the rover.
Fizjedar
Fizjedar is an independent artist who expresses his graphic creativity on canvas, infused with pop culture. Active since 2007, he has participated in both joint and solo exhibitions. In 2015 he organized 3 solo exhibitions entitled FAMILIAR, STATEMENT and HIGHER. All exhibitions followed his distinctive direction of performance by invited hosts. Fizjedar is a fan of all things good which includes both motorsport and space exploration. He infuses culture into the team, bringing science and art together. His profile and works can be
viewed at www.fizjedar.com
Fizjedar is an independent artist who expresses his graphic creativity on canvas, infused with pop culture. Active since 2007, he has participated in both joint and solo exhibitions. In 2015 he organized 3 solo exhibitions entitled FAMILIAR, STATEMENT and HIGHER. All exhibitions followed his distinctive direction of performance by invited hosts. Fizjedar is a fan of all things good which includes both motorsport and space exploration. He infuses culture into the team, bringing science and art together. His profile and works can be
viewed at www.fizjedar.com
Aiman Mohd Misri
Graduated from SAE Singapore with a Bachelors in Recording Arts, Aiman is currently an educator in the Music Technology field as well as the audio engineer behind a number of Hip Hop and R&B hits of recent years in Malaysia.
An avid fan of spaceflight and exploration, he taught himself astronomy and physics, going so far as to apply for a spot on Mars One in 2013.
He is actively volunteering for forest preservation and environmental education. He will be working on the rover division of IDXA.
Graduated from SAE Singapore with a Bachelors in Recording Arts, Aiman is currently an educator in the Music Technology field as well as the audio engineer behind a number of Hip Hop and R&B hits of recent years in Malaysia.
An avid fan of spaceflight and exploration, he taught himself astronomy and physics, going so far as to apply for a spot on Mars One in 2013.
He is actively volunteering for forest preservation and environmental education. He will be working on the rover division of IDXA.
Sundarvathanan Chellappan
Sundar is an aerospace design engineer and has a a Bachelor of Engineering in Aeronautical engineering. He specialises among the rest, in micro ion thruster development and space propulsion. He also has experience in tool and die making for composite material manufacturing as well as it’s stress analysis. In addition Sunder has work on Cube satellite product development and the stress analysis of a cube satellite saturation with much exposure in aerospace testing equipment development. Armed with the knowledge and skill set of Tools Experience in utlisiting MSC NASTRAN/PATRAN 2010, HYPERMESH 10,ICEM-CFD, ANSYS WORKBENCH , CATIA V5 & AUTOCAD, Sunder vast experience will contribute into this Mission, as he designs ,calculates and analyzes the propulsion systems for the lunar lander to ensure the lunar lander orbital trajectory.
Sundar is an aerospace design engineer and has a a Bachelor of Engineering in Aeronautical engineering. He specialises among the rest, in micro ion thruster development and space propulsion. He also has experience in tool and die making for composite material manufacturing as well as it’s stress analysis. In addition Sunder has work on Cube satellite product development and the stress analysis of a cube satellite saturation with much exposure in aerospace testing equipment development. Armed with the knowledge and skill set of Tools Experience in utlisiting MSC NASTRAN/PATRAN 2010, HYPERMESH 10,ICEM-CFD, ANSYS WORKBENCH , CATIA V5 & AUTOCAD, Sunder vast experience will contribute into this Mission, as he designs ,calculates and analyzes the propulsion systems for the lunar lander to ensure the lunar lander orbital trajectory.
Ahmad Syahmi Sayuti
Ahmad Ab Latif is a final year student undertaking Bachelor of Aerospace Engineering (Honours) at RMIT University. Provided hands-on engineering experience and passion towards rocketries and aircrafts especially UAVs, he seeks to further expand his skills and knowledge by participating in Google Lunar Xprize as a part of Independence-X team member. He had been in a team that built drone when he was In his second year in university he was in a team that built a drone and was involved in computer programming and software throughout the coursework. He participated in mentoring students from Sirius College and enhanced his leadership skills. His role at IDXA will be working on the lunar lander sub systems.
Ahmad Ab Latif is a final year student undertaking Bachelor of Aerospace Engineering (Honours) at RMIT University. Provided hands-on engineering experience and passion towards rocketries and aircrafts especially UAVs, he seeks to further expand his skills and knowledge by participating in Google Lunar Xprize as a part of Independence-X team member. He had been in a team that built drone when he was In his second year in university he was in a team that built a drone and was involved in computer programming and software throughout the coursework. He participated in mentoring students from Sirius College and enhanced his leadership skills. His role at IDXA will be working on the lunar lander sub systems.
