{"id":51984,"date":"2024-01-23T00:05:50","date_gmt":"2024-01-22T16:05:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/the-new-space-spark-retrospective-of-the-start-of-a-revolution\/"},"modified":"2024-01-23T00:05:50","modified_gmt":"2024-01-22T16:05:50","slug":"the-new-space-spark-retrospective-of-the-start-of-a-revolution","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/the-new-space-spark-retrospective-of-the-start-of-a-revolution\/","title":{"rendered":"The New Space Spark: Retrospective of the Start of a Revolution"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Dan Hart began his three-decade career at Boeing in 1983, a path that led him into many enviable adventures \u2014 from working in Europe, gaining experience from engineers who had worked on programs like Gemini and Apollo, and overseeing dozens of Boeing\u2019s space programs across the U.S. Department of Defense, NASA, and other agencies.<\/p>\n<p>Yet perhaps the coolest experience of all began in spring of 2017, when Richard Branson called Hart with an offer to lead Virgin Orbit.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ro1MRZYaRGqOwyVFW8pu_VS_010124_DGTL_Cover-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" style=\"width: 120px; height: auto;\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ro1MRZYaRGqOwyVFW8pu_VS_010124_DGTL_Cover-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ro1MRZYaRGqOwyVFW8pu_VS_010124_DGTL_Cover-800x599.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ro1MRZYaRGqOwyVFW8pu_VS_010124_DGTL_Cover-640x480.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ro1MRZYaRGqOwyVFW8pu_VS_010124_DGTL_Cover.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\">\t\t\t<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"fs-5 mt-0\">Explore the January\/February 2024 Issue<\/h3>\n<p class=\"mb-0 fs-smaller text-balance\">Check out more from this issue and find your next story to read.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<button class=\"btn btn-primary\" type=\"button\" data-bs-toggle=\"offcanvas\" data-bs-target=\"#offcanvasMENU\" aria-controls=\"offcanvasExample\" aria-label=\"button\" style=\"white-space: nowrap;\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\tView More <i class=\"bi bi-arrow-right-circle\"><\/i><br \/>\n\t\t\t<\/button><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was leading Boeing\u2019s Government Satellites Division and had an incredible portfolio \u2014X-37 GPS, WGS, TDRS, satellites in the classified area \u2014 but I had been with Boeing for 34 years,\u201d Hart tells <em class=\"Annotation -emphasis\">Via Satellite<\/em>. \u201cThe idea of moving to another culture, and the energy that Richard brings, and the vision that he brings, was really enticing. It was getting back into a big, hands-on development program like the ones I grew up with. It was returning back from a career point of view, and then moving forward and in a new, faster, visionary culture. It was doing something that had never been done.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Hart\u2019s six-year tenure at Virgin, which ended in spring 2023 when the company filed for bankruptcy, captures both the serendipitous narrative and the cautionary tale of New Space \u2014 an era that began in the late 2000s, and continued through the early 2020s. It will go down in history as the period characterized by the commercialization of Low-Earth Orbit (LEO), the proliferation of small satellites, billions in venture capital funding, and, of course, the presence of tech celebrities like Branson, Elon Musk, and Jeff Bezos. <\/p>\n<p>Thanks in large part to these hallmarks, the space market is valued at approximately $447 billion in 2023, up from $280 billion in 2010, and is on target to hit $1 trillion by 2030, according to a report by McKinsey. <\/p>\n<p><script>var AIAD_fcd45f981d570e35cee941b23edc69c7_6a67c73ab722b;googletag.cmd.push(function(){var AIMAP_29b58f13885ebf8ea6b032f958eb0748 = googletag.sizeMapping().addSize([992, 100], [[970, 90], [970, 250]]).addSize([768, 100], [728, 90]).addSize([320, 100], [320, 50]).build();var AIMAP_737ce075cc05dd766c8f8ea08f3faa73 = googletag.sizeMapping().addSize([768, 100], [728, 90]).addSize([320, 100], [320, 50]).build();var AIMAP_21fe3bcfb86a8660aba4e721ee9338f3 = googletag.sizeMapping().addSize([1200, 100], [970, 250]).addSize([768, 100], [600, 300]).addSize([320, 100], [300, 250]).build();AIAD_fcd45f981d570e35cee941b23edc69c7_6a67c73ab722b = googletag.defineSlot('\/987\/satellitetoday.com\/via-satellite-digital-issue-ads', [ [600, 300], [300, 250], [970, 250] ], 'div-gpt-ad-1774631144891- 0-6a67c73ab722c').defineSizeMapping(AIMAP_21fe3bcfb86a8660aba4e721ee9338f3).setCollapseEmptyDiv(true).addService(googletag.pubads());   });<\/script><script>googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1774631144891- 0-6a67c73ab722c'); });<\/script><\/p>\n<p>\u201cOne thing everyone agrees on is that New Space has undeniably changed the industry for the better,\u201d says John Gedmark, who co-founded Astranis, which builds small, low-cost Geostationary Orbit (GEO) satellites. Gedmark helped start the Commercial Spaceflight Federation in 2005. At the time, he says the prospects for the traditional space industry were \u201cgrim.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>With the 2011 retirement of the Space Shuttle, which left America without an American-made rocket that could launch astronauts to the International Space Station, the crossroads the industry faced were clear, Gedmark continues. \u201cEither we could go down a path of complete reliance on the existing players, or we could invest in New Space companies. President Obama wisely chose the latter, and later that decade SpaceX flew two American astronauts to the Space Station.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Yet the 2010s and early 2020s were also filled with financial challenges and technology failures that offer a slew of lessons for the next generation of space and satellite entrepreneurs. <\/p>\n<h3>When New Space Was the Next Big Thing<\/h3>\n<p>While investments in commercial space companies have been happening since Baby Boomers were little kids, venture capitalists weren\u2019t handing over billions of dollars to space startups until recently. <\/p>\n<p>The investment environment in the past was much more cautious and conservative, says Carissa Christensen, an analyst and the CEO and founder of BryceTech, who has spent most of her three-decade career in the space industry.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you were a global fleet operator like SES or Intelsat, or a regional operator, you would plan to build the satellite and sell the capacity on the satellite before you deployed it,\u201d Christensen says. \u201cOften, you\u2019d lease the satellite pretty much completely before you launched. Maybe you\u2019d go to a bank for a loan, you might go to an institutional investor like a pension fund or an export\/import bank for financing to manufacture the satellite. The business case focus was financial engineering around maximizing returns, without much expectation that the venture could fail.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Today, the market has shifted, says Christensen, recalling conversations she had with multiple venture capitalists in 2014 and 2015 to learn about what was driving them to a high-risk market that had experienced fairly significant losses in the late 1990s with companies like Iridium and Teledesic.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTwo reasons stand out,\u201d she says. \u201cOne, people like Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos, \u2018winners\u2019 of tech entrepreneurialism, were investing in space companies. That opened the door \u2014 you could look at space deals or you could bring them to your partners, and they were more mainstream than they had been.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>At the same time, small satellites took off, which lowered the barrier of entry. <\/p>\n<p><script>var AIAD_fcd45f981d570e35cee941b23edc69c7_6a67c73ab7728;googletag.cmd.push(function(){var AIMAP_29b58f13885ebf8ea6b032f958eb0748 = googletag.sizeMapping().addSize([992, 100], [[970, 90], [970, 250]]).addSize([768, 100], [728, 90]).addSize([320, 100], [320, 50]).build();var AIMAP_737ce075cc05dd766c8f8ea08f3faa73 = googletag.sizeMapping().addSize([768, 100], [728, 90]).addSize([320, 100], [320, 50]).build();var AIMAP_21fe3bcfb86a8660aba4e721ee9338f3 = googletag.sizeMapping().addSize([1200, 100], [970, 250]).addSize([768, 100], [600, 300]).addSize([320, 100], [300, 250]).build();AIAD_fcd45f981d570e35cee941b23edc69c7_6a67c73ab7728 = googletag.defineSlot('\/987\/satellitetoday.com\/via-satellite-digital-issue-ads', [ [600, 300], [300, 250], [970, 250] ], 'div-gpt-ad-1774631144891- 0-6a67c73ab7729').defineSizeMapping(AIMAP_21fe3bcfb86a8660aba4e721ee9338f3).setCollapseEmptyDiv(true).addService(googletag.pubads());   });<\/script><script>googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1774631144891- 0-6a67c73ab7729'); });<\/script><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you\u2019re going to start a company and have to fund a massive 18-wheeler-sized satellite that costs a quarter of $1 billion to manufacture and nearly another $100 million to launch, that would be a pretty hefty capital raise,\u201d says Christensen. \u201cWhereas, if you can build a couple of much smaller satellites for a few million dollars and have them ride share for a relatively low price to get to space, you can actually start a company with $10 million or $20 million, demonstrate capability, and then seek incremental investment to move to the next milestone.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Mark Boggett, founder of the space tech VC firm Seraphim, also hoped to seize upon the space-tech momentum in 2014. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve always been a big fan of Elon Musk, and I was watching with great interest what was happening with SpaceX,\u201d he says. \u201cThe question I was continually asking myself was, \u2018What comes next?\u2019 That\u2019s when I started really thinking about the satellite market, and what satellites are going to do for us in the future.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Today, Seraphim and the Seraphim Space Accelerator have supported more than 100 space-tech companies globally through its portfolio and alumni including major success stories like Iceye, LeoLabs, Astroscale, and Spire Global.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTraditionally space was very much a risk-averse industry \u2026 concerned about adding any new element either to a rocket or to a satellite from a rivet to a new piece of software because of the impact that it might have on the on the end vehicle,\u201d says Boggett. \u201cThe industry was really not focused on innovation.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>But in 2014, what became obvious to Boggett was that the space industry was about to catch up on 20 years of Moore\u2019s Law, the golden rule on increases in computing power. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe reason why SpaceX actually exists is that [Elon] Musk wanted to go and buy a rocket. He needed a launch and when he found out how much it cost, he was like, \u2018hang on a second. I can build a rocket for less than that,\u2019\u201d he says.<\/p>\n<p>Mike Collett, founder and managing partner of Promus Ventures, whose portfolio includes Spire Global, Iceye, and Rocket Lab, points to the fact that many New Space investments have seen dramatic revenue and workforce growth. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese companies have expanded down their value chain to manufacture key components for their assets, as well as manufacturing for the industry,\u201d says Collett. \u201cSome have white-labeled satellites for other companies using the excess capacity they have built up over the years. Others have expanded back-end services such as flood analytics to provide detailed analytics that are an offshoot of their closed stack. The consolidation of parts of the space value chain has increased the value of available services as well as decreasing build costs.\u201d <\/p>\n<p><script>var AIAD_fcd45f981d570e35cee941b23edc69c7_6a67c73ab7b52;googletag.cmd.push(function(){var AIMAP_29b58f13885ebf8ea6b032f958eb0748 = googletag.sizeMapping().addSize([992, 100], [[970, 90], [970, 250]]).addSize([768, 100], [728, 90]).addSize([320, 100], [320, 50]).build();var AIMAP_737ce075cc05dd766c8f8ea08f3faa73 = googletag.sizeMapping().addSize([768, 100], [728, 90]).addSize([320, 100], [320, 50]).build();var AIMAP_21fe3bcfb86a8660aba4e721ee9338f3 = googletag.sizeMapping().addSize([1200, 100], [970, 250]).addSize([768, 100], [600, 300]).addSize([320, 100], [300, 250]).build();AIAD_fcd45f981d570e35cee941b23edc69c7_6a67c73ab7b52 = googletag.defineSlot('\/987\/satellitetoday.com\/via-satellite-digital-issue-ads', [ [600, 300], [300, 250], [970, 250] ], 'div-gpt-ad-1774631144891- 0-6a67c73ab7b53').defineSizeMapping(AIMAP_21fe3bcfb86a8660aba4e721ee9338f3).setCollapseEmptyDiv(true).addService(googletag.pubads());   });<\/script><script>googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1774631144891- 0-6a67c73ab7b53'); });<\/script><\/p>\n<p>As a result of all of this success, traditional space operators and technology purveyors, which took longer to acknowledge that LEO was a burgeoning area of activity, now want to join the movement, like traditional operator Eutelsat acquiring LEO constellation OneWeb.  <\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs smaller, cheaper, and more agile assets in the cubesat form took off, the world of assets operating in GEO that dominated the industry for many years started to decline,\u201d Collett says. \u201cLarger companies had to adapt to this new world of cubesats and the many benefits this new technology offered.\u201d <\/p>\n<h3>A Constellation of Great Ideas and Technologies<\/h3>\n<p>One New Space success story Spire Global started out as a tiny venture launched in 2012 by International Space University graduates in San Francisco. Remarkably, it was crowdfunded by a KickStarter campaign.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEveryone said, \u2018They can\u2019t do anything\u2019 or \u2018They\u2019re not relevant,\u2019\u201d recalls COO Theresa Condor, who has been with the company since the beginning. \u201cThat was still the overriding mindset in 2012, when you just had us and only a handful of those companies. Now, fast forward and you have reports coming out every year of the amount of private capital that has gone into the space sector. It keeps going up and up.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>A combination of early successful launches, as well as a solid bit of luck, piqued the interest of other investors. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think what helped us is that we had a differentiated strategy and approach, especially at the time,\u201d says Condor. \u201cWe were looking at RF [radio frequency] as listening satellites as something that made sense and made the best use of the nanosatellite form factor on this exponential technology curve. I think we are the largest multi-use satellite constellation out there today, and that gives us a lot of very different monetization opportunities across that single network.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Today, Spire has designed and built more than 170 satellites and sells its RF solutions to maritime, weather, and aviation industries, along with the space services business in which governments and businesses can deploy their own applications in space through Spire\u2019s infrastructure. <\/p>\n<p>Jordan Noone recalls the early days of Relativity Space, another New Space darling. Noone, whose first engineering job after graduating from college was at SpaceX, also benefited from a bit of luck and a lot of desire to make a big impact when he co-founded the company in 2016, when he was in his early 20s.  <\/p>\n<p>Today the company, a manufacturer of 3D-printed reusable rockets, including the Terran R \u2014 employs more than 1,000 individuals. <\/p>\n<p><script>var AIAD_fcd45f981d570e35cee941b23edc69c7_6a67c73ab7f73;googletag.cmd.push(function(){var AIMAP_29b58f13885ebf8ea6b032f958eb0748 = googletag.sizeMapping().addSize([992, 100], [[970, 90], [970, 250]]).addSize([768, 100], [728, 90]).addSize([320, 100], [320, 50]).build();var AIMAP_737ce075cc05dd766c8f8ea08f3faa73 = googletag.sizeMapping().addSize([768, 100], [728, 90]).addSize([320, 100], [320, 50]).build();var AIMAP_21fe3bcfb86a8660aba4e721ee9338f3 = googletag.sizeMapping().addSize([1200, 100], [970, 250]).addSize([768, 100], [600, 300]).addSize([320, 100], [300, 250]).build();AIAD_fcd45f981d570e35cee941b23edc69c7_6a67c73ab7f73 = googletag.defineSlot('\/987\/satellitetoday.com\/via-satellite-digital-issue-ads', [ [600, 300], [300, 250], [970, 250] ], 'div-gpt-ad-1774631144891- 0-6a67c73ab7f74').defineSizeMapping(AIMAP_21fe3bcfb86a8660aba4e721ee9338f3).setCollapseEmptyDiv(true).addService(googletag.pubads());   });<\/script><script>googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1774631144891- 0-6a67c73ab7f74'); });<\/script><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen we started Relativity, I can\u2019t say we had this great insight on the timing in the industry playing out and all these other companies popping on top of the industry and bigger aerospace defense interests because of geopolitical pressures,\u201d says Noone. \u201cWe were two young kids with an idea, wanted to start a company, [and] did a Google search on how to get venture capital because neither of us have taken a finance class or anything. And it\u2019s kind of the joy of the haphazard nature of it.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>Navigating Market Challenges<\/h3>\n<p>While buoyed by good timing and a mostly robust economy, it wasn\u2019t all roses for New Space entrepreneurs. <\/p>\n<p>The cost of launch, for example, hasn\u2019t changed as much in the past five to 10 years as people expected it to, Collett says. \u201cWild predictions a decade ago \u2014 even five years ago \u2014 of how many successful launching companies would be sending satellites into space were just that. Ultimately, many projected the price of launch to be much cheaper than what it is today.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>In reality, the continued high market pricing for launch was not a difficult projection to make but most extrapolated what they hoped would happen versus the very low success rate of new launch models, he adds. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cMany startups chose to project out lower launch prices into the future to make their deck models look more attractive and convince investors to back their companies,\u201d says Collett. \u201cAlthough the rideshare model still is cheaper than a decade ago, launch is still expensive and a major cost factor with those who need their payload into orbit.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Also, many space startups that went public in the last few years in the wave of special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) mergers have not realized the bold valuations they touted. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cOutside of SpaceX\u2019s continued stellar performance and valuation ascent, market capitalizations and multiples of newer space startups that have floated their stock over the last five years have reset dramatically,\u201d he says. \u201cThe end of the low-interest rate cycle spawned numerous space companies floating their stock via SPACs. More importantly, many of these companies promised investors the moon \u2014 literally \u2014 and most haven\u2019t delivered.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Hart alluded to similar financial factors that led to Virgin Orbit shutting down. Namely, bad timing, markets shifting, the slowness of governments to act, and general confusion over the cost of launch were key contributors to the company\u2019s end. Inefficiencies and attrition from COVID were also major factors.   <\/p>\n<p>\u201cRemote and hybrid work, critical teams periodically shutting down with contagion, and an intense development\/operations program didn\u2019t mix well,\u201d says Hart. \u201cOur efficiency tanked.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><script>var AIAD_fcd45f981d570e35cee941b23edc69c7_6a67c73ab8731;googletag.cmd.push(function(){var AIMAP_29b58f13885ebf8ea6b032f958eb0748 = googletag.sizeMapping().addSize([992, 100], [[970, 90], [970, 250]]).addSize([768, 100], [728, 90]).addSize([320, 100], [320, 50]).build();var AIMAP_737ce075cc05dd766c8f8ea08f3faa73 = googletag.sizeMapping().addSize([768, 100], [728, 90]).addSize([320, 100], [320, 50]).build();var AIMAP_21fe3bcfb86a8660aba4e721ee9338f3 = googletag.sizeMapping().addSize([1200, 100], [970, 250]).addSize([768, 100], [600, 300]).addSize([320, 100], [300, 250]).build();AIAD_fcd45f981d570e35cee941b23edc69c7_6a67c73ab8731 = googletag.defineSlot('\/987\/satellitetoday.com\/via-satellite-digital-issue-ads', [ [600, 300], [300, 250], [970, 250] ], 'div-gpt-ad-1774631144891- 0-6a67c73ab8732').defineSizeMapping(AIMAP_21fe3bcfb86a8660aba4e721ee9338f3).setCollapseEmptyDiv(true).addService(googletag.pubads());   });<\/script><script>googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1774631144891- 0-6a67c73ab8732'); });<\/script><\/p>\n<h3>What\u2019s Next in New Space <\/h3>\n<p>Noone, who remains an executive advisor for Relativity, co-founded Embedded Ventures in 2020. It\u2019s a space-tech-focused VC firm with a portfolio that\u2019s split between three different primary sectors: space infrastructure, advanced manufacturing, and digital engineering.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere are many companies out there that a generalist fund can write a memo on,\u201d says Noone. \u201cWe look for the companies where we\u2019re one of the few that can evaluate the technical nuances [and] mentor the founders from day one for what are very difficult-to-enter sectors. We\u2019d like to be day-one checks into those companies.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>One of the companies Embedded is most psyched about is called Zoo (formerly named KittyCAD), which focuses on modernizing the software toolkit for the hardware designer. It also invests in defense tech startup Anduril and space data and tracking company Slingshot Aerospace. Embedded recently funded a second incubated project, still in stealth mode.<\/p>\n<p>Hart, meanwhile, is now a guest lecturer on space tech and space travel and an advisor to young companies in the space sector when he\u2019s not playing drums in an \u201980s cover band. <\/p>\n<p>He\u2019s particularly excited about a number of developments on the horizon, such as the growth of small satellite architecture associated with both space defense and security, and new commercial applications. <\/p>\n<p>Listening to him reminisce about the handful of successful launches he was part of with during his Virgin years \u2014 in particular, a January 2021 mission \u2014 makes two things clear: he isn\u2019t done with space, and the excitement of being part of an out-of-this-world venture is still worth the potential heartache.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe were a human-assisted launcher so safety was constantly on my mind,\u201d recalls Hart. \u201cThen seeing it operate and seeing the team after months and months and years of brutal \u2014 couple of steps forward, couple of steps back \u2014seeing it on launch day was unbelievable.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe amount of pressure that then gets released into your body, to where every neuron in your head lights up \u2014 you get this warm glow,\u201d he continues. \u201cWhen you suddenly see years of brutally hard work come together and succeed, you can barely relate to people except having this kind of silly smile on your face, looking at each other, like \u2014 \u2018Do you believe this? 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It all worked!\u2019\u201d  <strong class=\"Annotation -strong\">VS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>,<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"widget-title\">In This Issue<\/h2>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<!-- post id 404821:  \/code\/wp-content\/themes\/ai-beehive\/template-parts\/content\/post-snippet.php --><\/p>\n<figure class=\"overflow-hidden w-100 me-3\">\n<p>\t<img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ps4G28dnSOgwx52vtESo_VS_010124_DGTL_10_Defining_Moments-300x225.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ps4G28dnSOgwx52vtESo_VS_010124_DGTL_10_Defining_Moments-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ps4G28dnSOgwx52vtESo_VS_010124_DGTL_10_Defining_Moments-800x599.jpg 800w, 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srcset=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/jcJ0GRq1TlOrV1qT6fJL_VS_010124_DGTL_Earth_Observation-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/jcJ0GRq1TlOrV1qT6fJL_VS_010124_DGTL_Earth_Observation-800x599.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/jcJ0GRq1TlOrV1qT6fJL_VS_010124_DGTL_Earth_Observation-640x480.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/jcJ0GRq1TlOrV1qT6fJL_VS_010124_DGTL_Earth_Observation.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\">\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n<h3 class=\"fs-4 w-100 line-clamp-3\">\n<p>\t\t\t\tEarth Observation CEOs Analyze 2023, a Seismic Year in EO<br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<p><!-- .post-snippet --><\/p>\n<hr class=\"my-3\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<!-- post id 404815:  \/code\/wp-content\/themes\/ai-beehive\/template-parts\/content\/post-snippet.php --><\/p>\n<figure class=\"overflow-hidden w-100 me-3\">\n<p>\t<img width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/5h1Fu6sQmOidqWSJkDYB_VS_010124_DGTL_Dan_Hart-300x225.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/5h1Fu6sQmOidqWSJkDYB_VS_010124_DGTL_Dan_Hart-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/5h1Fu6sQmOidqWSJkDYB_VS_010124_DGTL_Dan_Hart-800x599.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/5h1Fu6sQmOidqWSJkDYB_VS_010124_DGTL_Dan_Hart-640x480.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/5h1Fu6sQmOidqWSJkDYB_VS_010124_DGTL_Dan_Hart.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\">\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n<h3 class=\"fs-4 w-100 line-clamp-3\">\n<p>\t\t\t\tFormer Virgin Orbit CEO Dan Hart on the Milestones, Hopes, and Heartbreaks of Virgin Orbit\u2019s Journey<br 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https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/jYLG1FGgSXCEZDZga6dH_ED_Note-800x446.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/jYLG1FGgSXCEZDZga6dH_ED_Note-640x357.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/jYLG1FGgSXCEZDZga6dH_ED_Note.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\">\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n<h3 class=\"fs-4 w-100 line-clamp-3\">\n<p>\t\t\t\tShadows and Light<br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<p><!-- .post-snippet --><\/p>\n<hr class=\"my-3 d-block d-md-none\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- post id 404818:  \/code\/wp-content\/themes\/ai-beehive\/template-parts\/content\/post-snippet.php --><\/p>\n<figure class=\"overflow-hidden w-100 me-3\">\n<p>\t<img width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/J7x0lIR5TMGeXakdxdXy_VS_010124_DGTL_Big_Rockets-300x225.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/J7x0lIR5TMGeXakdxdXy_VS_010124_DGTL_Big_Rockets-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/J7x0lIR5TMGeXakdxdXy_VS_010124_DGTL_Big_Rockets-800x599.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/J7x0lIR5TMGeXakdxdXy_VS_010124_DGTL_Big_Rockets-640x480.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/J7x0lIR5TMGeXakdxdXy_VS_010124_DGTL_Big_Rockets.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\">\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n<h3 class=\"fs-4 w-100 line-clamp-3\">\n<p>\t\t\t\tWill 2024 Be a Year of Rocket Debuts?<br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<p><!-- .post-snippet --><\/p>\n<hr class=\"my-3\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<!-- post id 404831:  \/code\/wp-content\/themes\/ai-beehive\/template-parts\/content\/post-snippet.php --><\/p>\n<figure class=\"overflow-hidden w-100 me-3\">\n<p>\t<img width=\"300\" height=\"200\" 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