{"id":69345,"date":"2016-11-23T18:20:48","date_gmt":"2016-11-23T10:20:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/recollections-of-a-nascent-industry\/"},"modified":"2016-11-23T18:20:48","modified_gmt":"2016-11-23T10:20:48","slug":"recollections-of-a-nascent-industry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/recollections-of-a-nascent-industry\/","title":{"rendered":"Recollections of a Nascent Industry"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>My dream career in the satellite industry started in March of 1980 at Satellite Communications magazine. In 1980 the industry was in the very early stages of development. Everyone knew that there was a future for the first commercial industry in space, but no one was exactly clear on what applications of the technology would be commercially viable. We all believed in Arthur C. Clarke\u2019s vision but creating successful business ventures was a problem.<\/p>\n<h2>The Early 1980s<\/h2>\n<p>At trade shows there was always the same group of professionals that were interested in finding viable satellite applications. We were from various different professions that hadn\u2019t necessarily worked together in the past.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/JIOL0JifTkuEIDs8553h_VS_30AE_Cover_DGTL-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" style=\"width: 120px; height: auto;\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/JIOL0JifTkuEIDs8553h_VS_30AE_Cover_DGTL-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/JIOL0JifTkuEIDs8553h_VS_30AE_Cover_DGTL-800x599.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/JIOL0JifTkuEIDs8553h_VS_30AE_Cover_DGTL-640x480.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/JIOL0JifTkuEIDs8553h_VS_30AE_Cover_DGTL.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\">\t\t\t<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"fs-5 mt-0\">Explore the 30th Anniversary Edition 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>The users of the technology were in cable television, broadcasting and general telecommunications (the internet wasn\u2019t even invented yet). The providers of the technology were building and operating commercial communications satellites and launching them into space. Our market included everyone from the individual viewer of television programming to NASA and the builders of launch vehicles. We were an interesting mix.<\/p>\n<p>It was from this group that the Society of Satellite Professionals International (SSPI) developed. We would pick a night at the trade shows to get together and compare notes and would go long into the evening over dinner and drinks. We were young and excited about the opportunities we saw and the camaraderie that we experienced. Anyone who didn\u2019t make the meetings was subject to being elected \u201cChairman of the Bored\u201d and would have to organize the next gathering.<\/p>\n<h2>Satellite Video<\/h2>\n<p>While pursuing a Master of Arts degree at the University of Denver in the mid-1970s, the application that most struck my fancy was Direct Broadcast Satellites (DBS). The idea of a satellite dish on every home in America to receive programming was intriguing. In the process of preparing my thesis on DBS I wrote letters to the various VPs of technology at the broadcast networks to get their assessment of DBS\u2019 prospects. Remember, there was no internet at the time.<\/p>\n<p><script>var AIAD_fcd45f981d570e35cee941b23edc69c7_6a6b63b32b0af;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_6a6b63b32b0af = googletag.defineSlot('\/987\/satellitetoday.com\/via-satellite-digital-issue-ads', [ [600, 300], [300, 250], [970, 250] ], 'div-gpt-ad-1774631144891- 0-6a6b63b32b0b0').defineSizeMapping(AIMAP_21fe3bcfb86a8660aba4e721ee9338f3).setCollapseEmptyDiv(true).addService(googletag.pubads());   });<\/script><script>googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1774631144891- 0-6a6b63b32b0b0'); });<\/script><\/p>\n<p>The responses in their letters were that \u201cDBS would not be viable in the United States.\u201d They postulated that, \u201cthe broadcast networks infrastructure was too well established for a competing technology to break into the market. Perhaps in developing nations, but with four networks with a very large penetration of the marketplace, who would want more?\u201d History has proven them wrong.<\/p>\n<p>Cable TV was the first real driver of video programming via satellite. HBO was the first major programmer to make the move. They had been bicycling tapes between the various head-ends when they pioneered the distribution of video programming via satellite.<\/p>\n<h2>Antennas<\/h2>\n<p>In the 1970s, it was technically necessary and required by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for Television Receive-Only (TVRO) antennas to be at least 9 meters in aperture. That was reduced to 4.5 meters and in 1979 the size of a receive antenna was deregulated. This allowed for technological innovators to use smaller and smaller size antennas and lower temperature Low-Noise Amplifiers (LNAs) to be able to receive satellite signals.<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Placeholder alt text\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/marquee-test-akiaisur2rgicbmpehea\/27nJud47SuGcNAKvaKEN_ThinkstockPhotos-486081708.jpg\"><\/figure>\n<p>One of the features of the trade shows at that time was a parking lot full of antennas of all sizes. At great expense, complete uplinks were erected for a three- or four-day event. When the small TVROs were first exhibited, technicians would put their hand in front of the antenna\u2019s feed to see if it interrupted the signal. They were sure that the vendor was playing a tape under the counter.<\/p>\n<p>In the mid 1980s the TVRO industry began to boom, with 8- and 10-foot antennas appearing outside homes across the U.S., especially in rural areas. People enjoyed the wide array of cable TV and backhaul programming available, watching Johnny Carson being fed live and seeing the shenanigans during the breaks.<\/p>\n<p>Copyrights were at stake and HBO was forced to encrypt their signal. This was quite a controversy at the time with some saying that, since NASA had developed the technology on the taxpayers\u2019 dime, the programming should be free. The owners of the copyrights however disagreed. Early encryption technologies were defeated, but eventually HBO made the cost of defeating the encryption greater than that of just paying for the programming and won the battle.<\/p>\n<p>One predecessor of today\u2019s DBS systems was Primestar, which was owned by a consortium of cable companies. The system used a medium-powered Ku-band satellite to delivered 10 channels. They saw it only as a supplement to cable to reach viewers in rural areas outside cable coverage. They did not succeed and the failure of Satellite Television Corporation\u2019s DBS project didn\u2019t bode well for DBS\u2019 future.<\/p>\n<p>It took Hughes moving forward with DirecTV to get DBS off the ground. Charlie Ergen and DISH Network soon followed. Today both systems are successful reaching tens of millions of homes.<\/p>\n<h2>Long Distance Failure<\/h2>\n<p>One application that didn\u2019t pan out was the use of satellites for long distance telephone calls. Satellite Business Systems (SBS) tried to sell cheap long distance service via satellite but the delay inherent in satellite transmission proved to make conversations impossible.<\/p>\n<h2>Too Many to Thank<\/h2>\n<p>There are so many people that I have to thank for help in getting Via Satellite launched and more throughout my career. The list of people would be too long to mention here and many are no longer with us; but thanks to all who participated and supported Via Satellite in the early years. One final example that stands out is that in the early days we didn\u2019t have a large travel budget so I tried to stay at friend\u2019s homes when on the road to save money. We had to be at all the events, but could barely afford the airfare. Special thanks to Scott and Lynn Chase for the several times that I stayed with them while the magazine was at PPI. When I left the magazine to pursue other ventures I knew that Via Satellite was in good hands with Scott. <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 228:  \/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=\"204\" src=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/sZF0sVEgRtGmnxFpSeFt_VS_30AE_Cover-300x204.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/sZF0sVEgRtGmnxFpSeFt_VS_30AE_Cover-300x204.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/sZF0sVEgRtGmnxFpSeFt_VS_30AE_Cover-800x544.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/sZF0sVEgRtGmnxFpSeFt_VS_30AE_Cover-640x436.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/sZF0sVEgRtGmnxFpSeFt_VS_30AE_Cover.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(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\t1986\u20132016: 30 Events that Shaped the  Last 30 Years in Satellite<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 239:  \/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=\"220\" src=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/I6QKkrJbR3qD3CITrMa8_80s-300x220.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/I6QKkrJbR3qD3CITrMa8_80s-300x220.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/I6QKkrJbR3qD3CITrMa8_80s-800x586.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/I6QKkrJbR3qD3CITrMa8_80s-640x469.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/I6QKkrJbR3qD3CITrMa8_80s.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\t1986: The World as it Was Then<br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<p><!-- .post-snippet --><\/p>\n<hr class=\"my-3\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<!-- post id 235:  \/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=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/eMxHAuvBTe6Ph8HSxmin_Opinion_Bubbles_Web-300x300.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/eMxHAuvBTe6Ph8HSxmin_Opinion_Bubbles_Web-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/eMxHAuvBTe6Ph8HSxmin_Opinion_Bubbles_Web-800x800.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/eMxHAuvBTe6Ph8HSxmin_Opinion_Bubbles_Web-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/eMxHAuvBTe6Ph8HSxmin_Opinion_Bubbles_Web-640x640.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/eMxHAuvBTe6Ph8HSxmin_Opinion_Bubbles_Web.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\tA New Millennium: a New Era Starts to Emerge<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 237:  \/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=\"167\" src=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/UOzL62bUTAaqxLYh3vLS_EdNote_Header_Web-300x167.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/UOzL62bUTAaqxLYh3vLS_EdNote_Header_Web-300x167.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/UOzL62bUTAaqxLYh3vLS_EdNote_Header_Web-800x446.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/UOzL62bUTAaqxLYh3vLS_EdNote_Header_Web-640x357.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/UOzL62bUTAaqxLYh3vLS_EdNote_Header_Web.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\tA Very Special Birthday Celebration<br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<p><!-- .post-snippet --><\/p>\n<hr class=\"my-3\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<!-- post id 238:  \/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=\"205\" src=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/F2LtDVvjR3KZF6CmhsaU_Readers-300x205.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/F2LtDVvjR3KZF6CmhsaU_Readers-300x205.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/F2LtDVvjR3KZF6CmhsaU_Readers-800x546.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/F2LtDVvjR3KZF6CmhsaU_Readers-640x437.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/F2LtDVvjR3KZF6CmhsaU_Readers.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\tFrom Our Readers<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 236:  \/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=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/aInUN6Q3GM0ouezZIRAw_Opinion_Bubbles_Web-300x300.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/aInUN6Q3GM0ouezZIRAw_Opinion_Bubbles_Web-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/aInUN6Q3GM0ouezZIRAw_Opinion_Bubbles_Web-800x800.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/aInUN6Q3GM0ouezZIRAw_Opinion_Bubbles_Web-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/aInUN6Q3GM0ouezZIRAw_Opinion_Bubbles_Web-640x640.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/aInUN6Q3GM0ouezZIRAw_Opinion_Bubbles_Web.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\tImproving the Perception of Satellite<br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<p><!-- .post-snippet --><\/p>\n<hr class=\"my-3\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<!-- post id 231:  \/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=\"161\" src=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/NlF23TGKQUeh4IxeUyRD_Koplar-300x161.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/NlF23TGKQUeh4IxeUyRD_Koplar-300x161.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/NlF23TGKQUeh4IxeUyRD_Koplar-800x430.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/NlF23TGKQUeh4IxeUyRD_Koplar-640x344.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/NlF23TGKQUeh4IxeUyRD_Koplar.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\tKoplar Communications: America\u2019s First Broadcast Earth Station Revisited<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 229:  \/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=\"256\" src=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/byHIYiBvS8KTEHE3qDyH_SEOTY_30yrs-300x256.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/byHIYiBvS8KTEHE3qDyH_SEOTY_30yrs-300x256.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/byHIYiBvS8KTEHE3qDyH_SEOTY_30yrs-800x684.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/byHIYiBvS8KTEHE3qDyH_SEOTY_30yrs-640x547.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/byHIYiBvS8KTEHE3qDyH_SEOTY_30yrs.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\tSEOTY Winners Talk Industry\u2019s Past, Share their Vision of the Future<br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<p><!-- .post-snippet --><\/p>\n<hr class=\"my-3\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<!-- post id 230:  \/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=\"226\" src=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/8lPbXuyCRyb5dm2JHjgC_Millennials-300x226.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/8lPbXuyCRyb5dm2JHjgC_Millennials-300x226.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/8lPbXuyCRyb5dm2JHjgC_Millennials-800x604.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/8lPbXuyCRyb5dm2JHjgC_Millennials-640x483.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/8lPbXuyCRyb5dm2JHjgC_Millennials.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\tThe Next 30 Years: Millennials Predict Progress<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 234:  \/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=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/w8oJBpiRxGACEj94wPKw_Opinion_Bubbles_Web-300x300.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/w8oJBpiRxGACEj94wPKw_Opinion_Bubbles_Web-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/w8oJBpiRxGACEj94wPKw_Opinion_Bubbles_Web-800x800.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/w8oJBpiRxGACEj94wPKw_Opinion_Bubbles_Web-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/w8oJBpiRxGACEj94wPKw_Opinion_Bubbles_Web-640x640.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/w8oJBpiRxGACEj94wPKw_Opinion_Bubbles_Web.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\tVia Satellite at 30: The 1990s and Early 2000s<br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<p><!-- .post-snippet --><\/p>\n<hr class=\"my-3\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<!-- post id 233:  \/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=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/ylvmqQlTMeBrqonU7KvQ_Opinion_Bubbles_Web-300x300.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" 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