{"id":70595,"date":"2016-07-05T17:46:40","date_gmt":"2016-07-05T09:46:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/generation-next-shikha-ganguly-harris-corporation\/"},"modified":"2016-07-05T17:46:40","modified_gmt":"2016-07-05T09:46:40","slug":"generation-next-shikha-ganguly-harris-corporation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/generation-next-shikha-ganguly-harris-corporation\/","title":{"rendered":"Generation Next: Shikha Ganguly, Harris Corporation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>After graduating with degrees in aerospace and space systems engineering, Shikha Ganguly made her entrance into the satellite industry by way of Harris Corporation. She says the company\u2019s work with weather-sensing systems and other aerospace applications addressed both her interest in space programs and desire to work on projects that have a broad and positive impact.<\/p>\n<p>As program manager for precision structures at Harris\u2019 Space and Intelligence Systems division, Ganguly is responsible for coordinating design, fabrication, and testing of structures for aerospace applications for a carbon composites program.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/T7maG0bySBk29AuDVfUW_VS_07080116_DGTL_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\/2016\/07\/T7maG0bySBk29AuDVfUW_VS_07080116_DGTL_Cover_DGTL-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/T7maG0bySBk29AuDVfUW_VS_07080116_DGTL_Cover_DGTL-800x599.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/T7maG0bySBk29AuDVfUW_VS_07080116_DGTL_Cover_DGTL-640x480.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/T7maG0bySBk29AuDVfUW_VS_07080116_DGTL_Cover_DGTL.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\">\t\t\t<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"fs-5 mt-0\">Explore the July\/August 2016 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<figure><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Placeholder alt text\" src=\"http:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/marquee-test-akiaisur2rgicbmpehea\/f022hNikTGiktMLpCoCE_Shikha%20Ganguly_Harris%20Corporation_June%202016.JPG\"><figcaption>Shikha Ganguly, Harris<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThis involves close collaboration with both internal program staff and our external customers to ensure that we deliver precision-built hardware that is optimized to meet our customers\u2019 needs. The most rewarding part of my job is the opportunity to work alongside brilliant people who are actively expanding the capabilities and applications of composites in the satellite industry,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n<p>Ganguly points to the satellite industry as having fundamentally changed the way that humanity interacts with our planet\u2019s environment, hence having the positive impact she hoped for.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWeather sensing satellites have already helped remove some of the mystery surrounding natural events by improving forecasting and allowing better preparation for serious weather events. Climate sensing satellites will continue to increase our understanding of our changing world and better arm us to preserve it. Satellite technology delivers us critical data that informs our decisions on a personal and global level, and future improvements will continue to enhance our awareness,\u201d she explains.<\/p>\n<p><script>var AIAD_fcd45f981d570e35cee941b23edc69c7_6a68c43c63978;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_6a68c43c63978 = googletag.defineSlot('\/987\/satellitetoday.com\/via-satellite-digital-issue-ads', [ [600, 300], [300, 250], [970, 250] ], 'div-gpt-ad-1774631144891- 0-6a68c43c63979').defineSizeMapping(AIMAP_21fe3bcfb86a8660aba4e721ee9338f3).setCollapseEmptyDiv(true).addService(googletag.pubads());   });<\/script><script>googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1774631144891- 0-6a68c43c63979'); });<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Space missions captivated Ganguly from an early age, directing her to this current career. She says the generation that grew up during the Apollo Era \u201chad a great gift\u201d because of the high level of public support and excitement, which has since waned.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhile there have continued to be exciting developments in both planetary exploration and inward- and outward-facing remote sensing capabilities, most of this work has been less dominant in terms of public attention,\u201d says Ganguly.<\/p>\n<p>She hastens to add that this is changing, however, listing growing commercial launches and the increased access to space offered by small satellites as rekindling agents for excitement about aerospace in today\u2019s generation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve already seen the effects of these changes \u2014 launches by commercial companies come in conversation regularly (even unprompted by me!) even with people who aren\u2019t in the aerospace industry. I think this excitement about new launch capabilities will also help increase awareness and excitement about the satellite missions they enable,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n<p>In the future, she anticipates the aerospace industry will follow other industries in moving toward quicker development and prototyping thanks to SmallSats and more accessible launches. The space industry is already harnessing these changes by exploring distributed sensing networks that enable continuous data collection over large areas \u2014 something Ganguly expects to see even more of in coming years. <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 214:  \/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=\"167\" src=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/lUtElo4eRmiZf7EaKdSo_EdNote_Header-300x167.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/lUtElo4eRmiZf7EaKdSo_EdNote_Header-300x167.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/lUtElo4eRmiZf7EaKdSo_EdNote_Header-800x446.jpg 800w, 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