Acknowledgements

The Galassia 5 team would first and foremost like to thank our supervisor Mr Eugene Ee and Mr Chua Tai Wei (who also holds a concurrent appointment at ST Satellite Systems) for their steadfast support, technical advice and wisdom in navigating the complex landscape of the Space industry. Their inputs and guidance make it possible for our team to design and develop the Galassia 5 Mission.

The team also extends our heartfelt gratitude to our partners and stakeholders in the Singapore Government; including Mr Jeremy Leow and Mr Desmond Aw from the Future Systems Technology Directorate (FSTD) for providing critical financial support for the Galassia 5 mission and for their technical advice in various parts of the payloads; Mr John Lee and Mr Darren Lai from the Defence Science Organization (DSO) for their advice on RF design, Ground station control, and also for lending the team the gimbal used in the ground station

Last but certainly not the least, we would like to thank our partners in the private sector; Mr Ng Zhen Ning from Nuspace providing valuable advice for the practical elements of contracting in the space industry and also for technical advice on the project.