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Fostering Diversity in Satcom: Encouraging Women to Engage and Succeed
Just look around any satellite event, and you can tell instantly that the industry has a problem with diversity. The satcom industry has long been recognized as a male-dominated field, with a significant gender disparity persisting despite efforts to promote diversity. According to the UN, women account for only about one-fifth of the international space…
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Orbit Communication Systems Revolutionizes Connectivity with Multi-Band and Multi-Orbit SATCOM and Earth Observation Systems
Orbit Communication Systems, a pioneering company with a track record spanning over seven decades, continues to innovate and expand the possibilities of connectivity. Known for its provision of cutting-edge maritime and airborne SATCOM terminals, tracking ground station solutions, and mission-critical airborne audio management systems, Orbit has unveiled its latest breakthrough: tri-band communication systems. In an…
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Via Smallsat Returns, Highlighting More Great Startups
Welcome to our second Via Smallsat, an edition we do once a year to look at developments in the vibrant small satellite market. The centerpiece of this edition is our 10 Smallsat Startups to Watch, which was hugely popular when we launched it last year. There are great early-stage, space-based startups from all over the…
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Innovative Instrument on NASA’s Perseverance Rover Finds Organic Molecules on Mars
In its first 400 days on Mars, NASA’s Perseverance rover may have found a diverse collection of organics – carbon-based molecules considered the building blocks of life – thanks to SHERLOC, an innovative instrument on the rover’s robotic arm. Scientists with the mission, which is searching for evidence that the planet supported microbial life billions…
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Musical astronauts will bring a show that’s completely out of this world to Seattle
Several astronauts play in Bandella, a “world acoustic” band that’ll be in Seattle this week. (Bandella Photo) Astronauts have been making music in orbit for almost 60 years, but at least some of the members of a band called Bandella prefer to think of themselves as musicians who just happened to become astronauts. “We were…
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Greater Earth Lunar Power Station, pioneering space energy and tourism synergy
A lunar lander docked with the center module of the GE⊕-LPS. Image: Astrostorm Compared to satellites launched from Earth, lunar-made solar power satellites would require significantly less velocity change to achieve geostationary Earth orbit. This advantage may hold the potential to revolutionize the space industry, allowing for the development of a cislunar transportation system and…
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Millennium’s Law
When it comes to satellites, physics rules. When it comes to delivering small satellites rapidly, Millennium’s Law rules – at least at Millennium Space Systems, a Boeing Company. “Rather than the law of physics, Millennium’s Law is a play on Moore’s law, an observation and projection of a historical trend,” said Jason Kim, chief executive…
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Space Tech and AI: How ChatGPT is Just the Beginning
AI is the buzzword on the tip of everyone’s tongue, and yet little is known about how it will shape real-world tools and systems in the months and years to come. Of course, everyone has a prediction — from doomsayers to corporate executives and chipmakers, with the latter already cashing in on the revolutionary technology,…
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Violet Labs CEO Lucy Hoag: Bringing the Software Revolution to Satellite
Violet Labs is a company to keep an eye on as it looks to bring the best of software capabilities to the satellite industry. Violet Labs aims to develop a full lifecycle software platform that is designed for hardware engineering. Its founder and CEO, Lucy Hoag, has an interesting background having worked at the likes…
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Building Local Climate Action Plans With Satellite Data
As the climate crisis intensifies, the urgency to tackle its impacts becomes paramount. Climate change, largely caused by human activities, poses severe consequences that affect metropolitan areas that are first in line not only to contribute to the broader challenge but also to ensure the livability and resilience of urban environments in the face of…