Is space too crowded? With the increasing pace of satellites being launched to Low-Earth Orbit (LEO), some raise the alarm that space is getting crowded and dangerous. But what is the real story? LeoLabs, a space tracking and collision avoidance software company, aims to answer that question. In this week’s Thursday
Via Satellite managing editor Rachel Jewett joins as host to chat with
Swarm CEO Sara Spangelo. Rachel and Sara spoke on June 29, just before the
SpaceX Transporter-2 mission was set to launch. The launch was delayed by a day, but this interview captures Sara’s pre-launch excitement, as a number of Swarm satellites were part of the mission.
Sara shares how Swarm’s strategy came out of her work in the early days of smallsat development, and how the company has seen a lot of demand for its remote Internet of Things (IoT) technology from customers in New Zealand and Australia. In typical TMC fashion, the conversation goes beyond satellite and Sara talks about how reading “Why We Sleep” more than a year ago changed her outlook on her sleep habits. Enjoy!
In this episode, On Orbit host Jeffrey Hill joins
Via Satellite Editor-in-Chief Mark Holmes and Managing Editor Rachel Jewett to reveal and explain the team’s picks for the magazine’s ultra-popular 10 Hottest Satellite Companies for 2021.
This list includes what we feel are 10 of the most buzzworthy companies with a lot to prove, and a lot riding on what happens over the next 12 months. Executives of these companies will be featured as guests on future episodes. Read the full list here, and access additional multimedia content related to the list here.
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White House Issues Space Policy Directive on Space Nuclear Power and Propulsion. Via Satellite,
The White House released Space Policy Directive-6 (SPD-6) on Wednesday regarding a U.S. national strategy for space nuclear power and propulsion (SNPP), technology that the White House said will be needed to fuel future space exploration
SPD-6 establishes that the U.S. government will pursue a roadmap for federally-supported space nuclear power and propulsion activities.
It set the following goals for development: “develop capabilities that enable production of fuel suitable to a range of planetary surface and inspace SNPP applications; demonstrate a fission power system on the Moon; establish technical foundations and capabilities that will enable options for in-space nuclear propulsion; and develop advanced radioisotope power systems to enable survivable surface systems and extend robotic exploration of the solar system.”……….. https://www.satellitetoday.com/government-milit