{"id":73456,"date":"2015-08-18T22:54:28","date_gmt":"2015-08-18T14:54:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/generation-next-steven-fisher-intelsat\/"},"modified":"2015-08-18T22:54:28","modified_gmt":"2015-08-18T14:54:28","slug":"generation-next-steven-fisher-intelsat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/generation-next-steven-fisher-intelsat\/","title":{"rendered":"Generation Next: Steven Fisher, Intelsat"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Steven Fisher, a flight dynamics engineer at Intelsat, has been working in the satellite industry for more than three years now. While he loves his career, he\u2019ll be the first to tell you he hadn\u2019t set out to work in the space industry.<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Placeholder alt text\" src=\"http:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/marquee-test-akiaisur2rgicbmpehea\/KsxudgjPTBmX778OVdNp_GenNext%20Steven%20Fisher%20Intelsat.JPG.jpeg\"><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI went to school at North Carolina State and majored in aerospace engineering. I picked aerospace at the time in large part because I was pursuing my private pilot\u2019s license. I have always had a strong interest in airplanes and aviation, but in my sophomore year I took a class on orbital mechanics and the basics of spaceflight and that\u2019s what really turned me in the space industry direction,\u201d says Fisher. \u201cIt was a big moment.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/pFs3REdzTSyMVbR17i13_01_VS_090115_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\/09\/pFs3REdzTSyMVbR17i13_01_VS_090115_Cover_DGTL-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/pFs3REdzTSyMVbR17i13_01_VS_090115_Cover_DGTL-800x599.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/pFs3REdzTSyMVbR17i13_01_VS_090115_Cover_DGTL-640x480.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/pFs3REdzTSyMVbR17i13_01_VS_090115_Cover_DGTL.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\">\t\t\t<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"fs-5 mt-0\">Explore the September 2015 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>Fisher, who has been working at Intelsat for just under two years, got his start at a company called GeoEye (now DigitalGlobe) as a mission controller. While the group of students pursuing orbital flight at NC State was small, the job pool proved even smaller after he graduated.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo many space industry places are looking for people who already have experience that it becomes difficult to find the few that are looking for recent grads specifically,\u201d says Fisher. \u201cI think experience is such a crucial aspect of the space industry because there\u2019s just so much to know and so much that you can only get through on the job experience that it can be hard to get a start in a specialized industry like space.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Fisher is ecstatic that companies such as Intelsat have shifted their perspective on hiring solely experienced workers to fill open positions and allow the younger generation a chance to learn from and contribute to the industry.<\/p>\n<p><script>var AIAD_fcd45f981d570e35cee941b23edc69c7_6a6985175312a;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_6a6985175312a = googletag.defineSlot('\/987\/satellitetoday.com\/via-satellite-digital-issue-ads', [ [600, 300], [300, 250], [970, 250] ], 'div-gpt-ad-1774631144891- 0-6a6985175312b').defineSizeMapping(AIMAP_21fe3bcfb86a8660aba4e721ee9338f3).setCollapseEmptyDiv(true).addService(googletag.pubads());   });<\/script><script>googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1774631144891- 0-6a6985175312b'); });<\/script><\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Placeholder alt text\" src=\"http:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/marquee-test-akiaisur2rgicbmpehea\/mwUxIva4S7KacGY35g21_VSATAfrica_VS_0915.jpg\"><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve learned more than I ever thought. There\u2019s so much that can be gained by spending time working day in and day out with people who have been at the company or in the industry for 20 years or more, which is why I\u2019m really happy that Intelsat\u2019s hiring position has become not just focused on veteran engineers but they have also made room for people who have little experience like myself. I think it tends to bring a newer atmosphere and it also brings newer ideas to the table. We\u2019re allowing for newer people to learn what it really is about to be working in the space industry,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n<p>Moving into the future, Fisher is excited to see Intelsat\u2019s High Throughput Satellite (HTS) platform EpicNG come to term. Although he admits that his position has little to do with the technology, he thinks it will be a game changer for the industry. Fisher is also interested to see how the traditional space industry will merge with the ideals and capital of Silicon Valley.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s a lot of potential right now in the space industry and not just for GEO satellites but also with GEO working in conjunction with these huge LEO constellations we could see in the next 15 years,\u201d says Fisher. \u201cWith the Internet of Things (IoT) and with devices getting smaller and smaller there is a lot of potential to see some really interesting change. I think we\u2019re going to see a lot of really cool stuff happen and satellite will play some role, whether or not people will know, that is hard to say.\u201d<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 138:  \/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\/2017\/01\/HJSJ6BEfQOOK9y7foM0L_07_VS_090115_Ft2_DGTL_p35_43-300x225.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/HJSJ6BEfQOOK9y7foM0L_07_VS_090115_Ft2_DGTL_p35_43-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/HJSJ6BEfQOOK9y7foM0L_07_VS_090115_Ft2_DGTL_p35_43-800x599.jpg 800w, 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