Podcasts about SATCOM

Send us a textIn this episode of The Route to Networking Podcast, host Louis Paratt, Head of RF and Satcom at Hamilton Barnes, sits down with Felix Motzki, Chief Technology Officer at Reflex Aerospace, to delve into the rapidly evolving world of space technology and the future of software-defined satellites.Felix shares his fascinating journey into the aerospace sector, from a background in physics and systems engineering to driving innovation at the forefront of Europe's satellite manufacturing scene. With experience across leading space companies, Felix offers valuable insight into how Reflex Aerospace is challenging industry conventions by developing highly customisable, mission-specific satellites that push the boundaries of what's possible in New Space.The conversation explores why flexibility and scalability are key in modern satellite design, how Reflex is building next-gen infrastructure for commercial and governmental applications, and the critical role of collaboration and agile development in driving progress.Felix also shares advice for aspiring engineers and space professionals, emphasising the importance of technical depth, interdisciplinary thinking, and staying curious in a fast-moving field.Packed with expert knowledge, practical career tips, and a bold vision for the European space industry, this episode is a must-listen for anyone interested in the future of satellite communications.

Phantom Space, a rising force in satellite manufacturing and launch services, has signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) with Ubotica Technologies, a global leader in edge AI for space. The partnership sets the stage for a leap forward in Earth Observation (EO), unlocking near-real-time insights by processing critical data directly in orbit faster, more efficiently, and with sharper precision. Phantom Space, founded in 2019, is led by industry veterans with a track record of over 60 satellite missions and 11 launch vehicles. Its Phantom Cloud platform is designed to eliminate delays in EO data delivery, enabling satellites to analyse and transmit actionable intelligence without waiting for ground-based processing. Ubotica, headquartered in Ireland with teams across Europe and the U.S., brings powerful AI capabilities already flying on nine active space missions. Their lightweight onboard solutions such as the CogniSAT-XE2 AI accelerator and CogniSAT-CRC compression system, dramatically reduce data bottlenecks, cut transmission costs, and enable high-speed decision-making from orbit. "We're bringing intelligence to the edge, literally," said Fintan Buckley, CEO and Founder of Ubotica. "Our AI meets Phantom's platform right where the action happens, unlocking a new class of agile, responsive satellites." Jim Cantrell, CEO and Co-founder of Phantom Space, added, "Ubotica's cutting-edge tech is a perfect fit for Phantom Cloud. Together, we're creating a space ecosystem that thinks faster, costs less, and delivers the kind of real-time insight that makes a difference on the ground." The partnership also expands access to third-party satellite operators, offering plug-and-play onboard processing even for missions lacking native compute power. Whether it's detecting wildfires, tracking vessels at sea, or supporting global communications, this collaboration positions Phantom and Ubotica at the forefront of the next era in space-based intelligence. From EO to SATCOM, this collaboration represents a forward-looking step toward a more autonomous and responsive space ecosystem. See more stories here. More about Irish Tech News Irish Tech News are Ireland's No. 1 Online Tech Publication and often Ireland's No.1 Tech Podcast too. You can find hundreds of fantastic previous episodes and subscribe using whatever platform you like via our Anchor.fm page here: https://anchor.fm/irish-tech-news If you'd like to be featured in an upcoming Podcast email us at Simon@IrishTechNews.ie now to discuss. Irish Tech News have a range of services available to help promote your business. Why not drop us a line at Info@IrishTechNews.ie now to find out more about how we can help you reach our audience. You can also find and follow us on Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and Snapchat.

Elon Musk’s SpaceX has partnered with Bharti Airtel and Reliance Jio to bring Starlink’s satellite communication services to India. This landmark collaboration between a global space-tech pioneer and India’s telecom giants could redefine connectivity, bridging gaps in areas with limited land-based infrastructure and bringing mobile connectivity to the 400 million people who are unconnected or under connected. But what led to this partnership between companies that were bickering over spectrum allocation weeks back? What makes this low-earth orbit satellite technology so revolutionary, and how might it transform India’s telecom sector? And will this tie up, which clearly has larger geopolitical implications, hasten regulatory nods for satcom in India? Host Anirban Chowdhury along with ET’s telecom expert Kalyan Parbat decodes it all. Tune in. Check out other interesting episodes from the host like: Corner Office Conversation with Maersk’s Keith Svendsen and Chris Cook, Tata, Airtel’s DTH merger: Will 2 Negatives make a Positive?, Tesla Tug-of-War: Maha, AP woo Elon Musk, and more! You can follow Anirban Chowdhury on his social media: Twitter and Linkedin Catch the latest episode of ‘The Morning Brief’ on ET Play, The Economic Times Online, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, JioSaavn, Amazon Music and Youtube.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Blue Origin successfully launches the 29th New Shepard Mission (NS29) flying 30 payloads to the Kármán Line. Viasat has been awarded a task order to provide satellite communications (SATCOM) for the US Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA). The UK Space Agency (UKSA) has selected two companies to share £16 million for new projects to boost UK benefits of satellite constellations, and more. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Be sure to follow T-Minus on LinkedIn and Instagram. T-Minus Guest Our guest today is Space Archeologist Dr Beth O'Leary.  You can read about the World Monuments Fund and the listing in this article. Selected Reading New Shepard NS-29 Mission Updates- Blue Origin Viasat Wins Task Order Award to Provide U.S. Space Force with Low Earth Orbit Services £16 million for new projects to boost UK benefits of satellite constellations - GOV.UK Thales Alenia Space signs a contract with Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre to develop the Emirates Airlock Module, a critical element of Lunar Gateway NASA Presses Forward Search for VIPER Moon Rover Partner Boeing has now lost $2B on Starliner, but still silent on future plans - Ars Technica ESA - Planet hunter Plato to fly on Ariane 6 New record coming? 5 rockets scheduled to launch in next 24 hours Risk Of Falling Space Junk Hitting A Plane Is Only Increasing T-Minus Crew Survey We want to hear from you! Please complete our 4 question survey. It'll help us get better and deliver you the most mission-critical space intel every day. Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here's our media kit. Contact us at space@n2k.com to request more info. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your pitch to space-editor@n2k.com and include your name, affiliation, and topic proposal. T-Minus is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Communications minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said Tuesday at India Mobile Congress that TRAI will decide cost of spectrum. Starlink & Amazon's Kuiper prefer administrative allocation.  

Hosts Bryan Goldstein, President- Analog Devices Federal and Vice President Aerospace and Defense Group at Analog Devices, and Sean Darcy, Sr. Director Aerospace and Defense at Infineon, talk about future technologies such as EVTOL, radar, SATCOM, drones, chiplets and onshoring. Visit Analog Devices A&D webpage for solutions to your design challenges.

En este episodio de CQ en Frecuencia, nos sumergimos en una de las historias más intrigantes del mundo de la radioafición: los satélites FLTSatCom. ¿Son realmente una leyenda o siguen activos y siendo utilizados por "piratas"? Te contaré cómo, tras una conversación con un compañero, decidí investigar estas frecuencias militares abandonadas... ¡y vaya sorpresa me llevé al descubrir las comunicaciones ilegales que aún circulan por ahí! Además, repasamos todo lo ocurrido en la actividad VHF-SOTA de este pasado fin de semana, donde radioaficionados de toda España subieron a las cumbres para hacer contactos de larga distancia con equipos portátiles. Gracias al seguimiento en directo a través de nuestro canal de Telegram, vivimos la emoción de la jornada. Para cerrar el episodio, nos vamos hasta Tenerife con la tradicional actividad QRP que, como cada mes, organizan los amigos del grupo Conecta Radio, liderados por Carmelo, EA8CAZ. ¿Nos apoyas para que podamos seguir haciendo este podcast y más contenidos? Puedes apoyarnos en QRP con 1,99€ al mes o un poco más de potencia en QRO, con 5,99€ al mes aquí: https://cqenfrecuencia.com/apoyar/ Notas del episodio: - Creepy Images en la web de RadioHacking https://www.securityartwork.es/2015/11/03/creepy-images/ - Audio sobre “Piratas del SatCom” con David Marugán, EA4GME https://www.ivoox.com/piratas-del-satcom-audios-mp3_rf_17437731_1.html - Operando SatCom desde Rusia https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJwMN1kfhAY -La Web del VHF FM Sota https://sites.google.com/view/vhf-fm-sota/inicio - El video de Jorge EA4HFO sobre la actividad https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oOWeQOMWQps Envía tus preguntas, propuestas de temas o lo que quieras: https://cqenfrecuencia.com/contacto/ O en nuestro canal de Telegram: https://t.me/cqenfrecuencia Y no olvidéis de visitar nuestra web: https://cqenfrecuencia.com No olvides el like, subscribirte y/o darle a la campanita para no perderte ningún episodio de nuestro podcast! Nos encontrarás también en Spotify y Youtube.

Together they will talk through how different satellite systems work in harmony to deliver seamless communication, ensuring a flight path is as connected as is it comfortable. Join us for this deep dive episode into the heart of aerospace communication technology.

This episode of the Space Industry podcast by satsearch is a conversation with Nikos Nikolopoulos of Alén Space.Alén Space is a Spanish satellite technology manufacturer offering both individual space systems and turnkey solutions for new missions.In the podcast we discuss:Emerging trends in satellite communicationsHow NewSpace suppliers are innovating to meet this demandThe range of products and services that Alén Space develops for the industryWhat the next steps are for the companyYou can find out more about Alén Space here on their satsearch supplier hub https://satsearch.com/suppliers/alenspace.And if you would like to learn more about the space industry and our work at satsearch building the global marketplace for space, please join our newsletter https://satsearch.com/mailing-list.[Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/all-good-folks/when-we-get-there License code: Y4KZEAESHXDHNYRA]

This episode of the Space Industry podcast by satsearch is a conversation with Michael Seidl and Adrian Helwig of Texas Instruments.Texas Instruments is a global electronics manufacturer with a strong space-grade component portfolio.In the podcast we discuss:Why the RF spectrum is getting more congestedHow phased array antennas can provide a possible solution to alleviate thisHow this technology worksThe types of applications that could most benefit from phased array antenna useAdvice on designing with and integrating such systems in a space communications setupYou can find out more about Texas Instruments here on their satsearch supplier hub: https://satsearch.com/suppliers/texas-instruments.And if you would like to learn more about the space industry and our work at satsearch building the global marketplace for space, please join our newsletter: https://satsearch.com/mailing-list.[Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/all-good-folks/when-we-get-there License code: Y4KZEAESHXDHNYRA]

In this episode, SES Space and Defense Vice President of Product Management Michael Geist discusses the evolving landscape of multi-orbit satellite capabilities. The integration of LEO, MEO and GEO orbits is poised to enhance connectivity and operational resilience. As governments and commercial entities increasingly embrace multi-orbit strategies, the industry builds a stronger foundation for a more adaptable and resilient future in satcom. An increase in demand for MEO and LEO services has not resulted in a drop in demand for GEO. CASR, or the Commercial Augmented Space Reserve, is a new way for commercial companies to support military satellites in orbit. Geist predicts that the largest disruptor in MILSATCOM will be digitization, which will act as a gateway technology to automating many satellite networking functions. Chapters: 0:26 – Introducing Michael Geist, SES Space and Defense 0:58 – the unique abilities of LEO, MEO and GEO 3:44 – multi-orbit capabilities and resilience through diversity 5:49 – shifts in popularity between orbits 7:07 – military satellites in orbit via CASR (Commercial Augmented Space Reserve) 8:57 – hybrid SATCOM architecture 11:05 – challenges in making CASR successful 13:33 – space data relay services 15:03 – Prediction: what will be the biggest technology disruptors in MILSATCOM? About Constellations: Constellations is a podcast and publication by Kratos covering the new generation of space network technologies. Our core interests are space networks, softwarization, terrestrial-space interoperability, the ground segment, security—and, of course, the growing space economy. - The podcast publishes biweekly on Wednesday mornings. - The podcast has featured leading CEOs, analysts, and government guests from Space Force, AFRL, the White House, and more. - By size, our audience is space industry leaders, engineers, military/civil space, and academia. - We publish article contributions from outside organizations and have ongoing content partnerships with DIFI, Space ISAC, Space Intel Report, and Analysys Mason. - Sign up to receive our newsletter: www.kratosdefense.com/constellations/newsletters

The European Space Agency and the UK Space Agency plan to grow the workforce to 200 people at the European Centre for Space Applications and Telecommunications (ECSAT) by 2030. British paralympian John Mcfall has been cleared to go into space after a two-year feasibility study. Space-based energy generation company Star Catcher has closed its $12.25M seed round, and more. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our weekly intelligence roundup, Signals and Space, and you'll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow T-Minus on LinkedIn and Instagram. T-Minus Guest Our guest today is Astrophysicist Jonathan McDowell. You can connect with Jonathan on LinkedIn, and learn more about his work on his website. Selected Reading Plans unveiled for stronger European Space Agency presence in UK and space skills training - GOV.UK Disabled British astronaut John McFall cleared to travel into space UK Space Agency awards ten technologies to purify water frozen in Moon's soil - GOV.UK Star Catcher Closes $12.25M Seed Round to Transform Space Operations With World's First Space-Based Energy Grid KBR Announces Second Quarter Fiscal 2024 Financial Results RTX's Raytheon partners with AVIO to build a more resilient U.S. Defense Industrial Base for solid rocket motor production Collins Aerospace relocating Singapore plant to new $250M manufacturing facility in Seletar Aerospace Park, Singapore ISRO conducts flight experiment of Air Breathing Propulsion System Morpheus Space Launches New "Reloaded" Factory in Dresden, Germany, significantly increasing availability of the GO-2 Electric Propulsion Systems Blue Origin Announces Crew for New Shepard's 26th Mission SpiderOak and Axiom Space Demonstrate New Rust Enabled OrbitSecure Platform on International Space Station SES Space & Defense Awarded U.S. Army's SATCOM as a Managed Service Pilot Contract- Business Wire Dr. Angel Smith Appointed as Executive Director of SmallSat Alliance Astronomers are scrambling to save the world's most powerful X-ray space telescope T-Minus Crew Survey We want to hear from you! Please complete our 4 question survey. It'll help us get better and deliver you the most mission-critical space intel every day. Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here's our media kit. Contact us at space@n2k.com to request more info. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your pitch to space-editor@n2k.com and include your name, affiliation, and topic proposal. T-Minus is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ever wondered how a simple card game could add a twist to a camping adventure? Join us as we navigate through Part 2 of our 30-day camping challenge, recounting our second trip. From an intense game of Uno that kept our competitive spirits high to Michele's unforgettable reaction to receiving a kayak surprise from Matt, this episode is packed with heartfelt moments and unexpected surprises. Relive the joy of a surprise Natalie Merchant concert that Matt planned, adding a layer of harmony to our journey.Our adventure unfolds further as we set up camp in the secluded beauty of Julian Price Park, surrounded by majestic old-growth trees and the gentle presence of a curious doe. Discover the practical and safety measures we took, including using SATCOM in areas with limited to no signal. Our maiden kayaking trip was not just an activity but a testament to our preparation and Michele's newfound freedom in solo paddling. Amid the fun and challenges, including forgotten medical supplies to an unending round of Uno, we reflect on how these natural escapades have significantly contributed to our health recovery and well-being.The tranquility of high-elevation camping at Julian Price Park, near Boone, NC, offers a stark contrast to our previous experiences. Imagine the serenity of an entire campground loop to ourselves, only to be momentarily interrupted by a sneaky animal raiding our food supply. These moments, along with a repeated yet heartwarming encounter with a deer, underscore the magic of our stay. Adapting to life on the road, we share our day-to-day challenges and triumphs, from drying clothes to the simple joy of cooking hot dogs over an open fire. As we prepare for our next adventure, let the soothing sounds of night frogs be your closing lullaby.This program brought to you by:The Angler MagazineSunrift Adventures Thank you for listening to this program. Please visit BizRadio.US for hundreds of other great conversational shows and be sure to bookmark Matt & Michele Outdoors on your browser for all sorts of great content.

On this Constellations Podcast, we explore the evolution of the satellite terminals. Join our panel of experts to understand how the digital transformation of satellite networks has opened the door to orchestrated and automated operations across multiple orbits.

Join Etienne on the latest episode of the CTO Podcast as he dives into the world of RF communication, encryption, and AI with Dell Kronewitter, Director of Technology at Fuze Integration!Dell provides insights into encryption concepts like red and black sides and how they relate to secure communication. He and Etienne explore the fascinating world of satellite communications and the role of AI in a hybrid, highly regulated environment. From discussing the challenges of maintaining communication integrity amidst atmospheric interference to the intricacies of managing a hybrid engineering team, Dell shares valuable perspectives on navigating complex technological landscapes. Also discover how Fuze Integration leverages innovative solutions like the Virtual Network Testbed and the Tannen's Tactile Airborne Network Simulator to drive advancements in communication technology.With insights into the evolving role of AI and machine learning in optimizing network performance, this episode offers a captivating glimpse into the future of communication technology. Tune in for an engaging discussion that blends technical expertise with real-world insights, providing a comprehensive overview of the cutting-edge developments shaping the world of RF communication and beyond!Time Stamps:[2:05] - Using a whiteboard as a crutch can complicate explanations and lose audience focus.[4:38] - At Fuze, Dell strengthens engineering processes, focusing on user-centric design.[5:54] - Dell explains how, in secure communication, Alice and Bob encrypt messages to keep Eve from intercepting.[8:25] - Dell's work blends commercial and military tech, ensuring secure communication with patented innovations.[11:44] - The Encryptor, certified by the NSA, requires careful key handling for secure communication.[14:26] - Dell reveals that Satcom connections are often commercial; military radios include encryption for secure communication.[16:41] - Dell monitors for jamming and stores cross-layer information for analysis.[19:17] - The Blue Angels' close formations are achieved manually, showcasing remarkable piloting skills and coordination.[20:22] - Does Dell's technology expand to satellites?[22:46] - Satellites use laser communication for cross-linking, benefiting from space's optimal conditions.[25:19] - Dell reveals how, after a prototype satellite launch, he left the company; Orbcomm launched eight satellites, landing boosters successfully.[28:07] - Dell manages standard configuration processes, integrating new tech and gathering customer input for product enhancement.[29:53] - Dell touches upon how integrating diverse teams presents challenges in product development.[31:23] - Dell employs Virtual Network Testbed for government projects, simulating RF channels for software refinement.[34:03] - Achieving fidelity in flight simulations requires control of multiple variables and data acquisition.[37:52] - Dell reflects on how navigating challenges in team dynamics and processes reveals evolving perspectives and improvements.[39:44] - Dell optimizes networks with machine learning, facing challenges in high-dimensional problems.We have 200+ CTOs in peer groups: Quick Testimonials VideoContact Etienne: Website / YouTube / LinkedIn / X / Instagram / The CTO Podcast WebsiteContact Dell: LinkedInSchedule a meeting with Etienne on Calendly Get full access to CTO Podcast at www.ctopod.com/subscribe

This week, we bring you our second installment of Pathfinder's special podcast series on the State of the Space Industry. As a reminder, you'll hear from two members of Payload's editorial staff on key trends, exclusive interviews, and insights shaping the industry.Today's episode explores EO & SatCom, featuring Payload's Research Director, Jack Kuhr, and Lead Reporter, Rachael Zisk. Highlights from the discussion include:EOEO market dynamics in 2023Public EO companies' trajectoryVC inclinations and startup viability in EOSpeculating on SpaceX's emerging EO ambitionsThe realities of commercial demandSatComThe SatCom market in 2023The impact of the Ukraine warExploration of direct to cell innovationsSpaceX's strategic movesInvestor sentiment and edge computing in SatComThis episode is brought to you by the Italian Trade Agency (ITA). Be sure to check out the Italian Pavilion  in South Hall (Booth 603) during Space Symposium! • Chapters •00:00 Intro & ITA Ad01:22 Jack's background02:21 Earth Observation market in 202304:41 State of the public EO06:23 Major fundraisers in 202307:51 EO startups securing venture capital14:20 Spire and BlackSky16:19 SpaceX and EO18:59 Consolidation in the EO market22:37 Rachel's background23:30 Satcom in 202324:51 Ukraine & SatCom26:45 Direct to cell technology28:51 Starlink's impact33:22 Edge computing35:30 Investing in SatCom39:47 FCC and regulations42:17 Predictions for SatCom in 2024 • Show notes •Jack's socials — https://twitter.com/JackKuhrRachael's socials — https://twitter.com/RachaelZiskMo's socials — https://twitter.com/itsmoislamPayload's socials — https://twitter.com/payloadspace / https://www.linkedin.com/company/payloadspacePathfinder archive — Watch: https://www.youtube.com/@payloadspace Pathfinder archive — Listen: https://pod.payloadspace.com/episodes • About us •Pathfinder is brought to you by Payload, a modern space media brand built from the ground up for a new age of space exploration and commercialization. We deliver need-to-know news and insights daily to 19,000+ commercial, civil, and military space leaders. Payload is read by decision-makers at every leading new space company, along with c-suite leaders at all of the aerospace & defense primes. We're also read on Capitol Hill, in the Pentagon, and at space agencies around the world.Payload began as a weekly email sent to a few friends and coworkers. Today, we're a team distributed across four time zones and two continents, publishing five media properties across multiple platforms:1) Payload, our flagship daily newsletter, sends M-F @ 9am Eastern2) Pathfinder publishes weekly on Tuesday mornings (pod.payloadspace.com)3) Polaris, our weekly policy briefing, publishes weekly on Tuesdays4) Payload Research, our weekly research and analysis piece,  comes out on WednesdaysYou can sign up for all of our publications here: https://payloadspace.com/subscribe/

In this Making Leaders podcast, we hear from Ed Spitler, Head of SATCOM at Artel and one of three inductees to the Space & Satellite Hall of Fame in 2024. For more than three decades, Ed Spitler has pursued a passionate commitment to support the American warfighter by supplying best-in-class satellite communications systems to power the success of the US Armed Forces. Upon completing his military service as a Cryptographic Telecommunications and Systems Specialist, Ed went to work for the US Department of Defense Contractor, rising from Senior Technical Engineer to Regional Program Manager, OPMAS-EUR, 5th Command, where he played a pivotal role in transitioning seven Defense Communications Sites (DCS) throughout Germany from analog to digital technology. In 2001, he joined Artel as Vice President of Managed Network Services, in which role he served as program director for more than eight critical DOD and Department of State programs and supported missions including Operation Enduring Freedom, Operation Iraqi Freedom and Afghanistan. Leaving Artel in 2012, Ed went on to hold a series of leadership positions, including COO of Vizada, CEO of Astrium Services Government and President of Satcom Services Government Division at Airbus Defense and Space. By 2017, he was back at Artel as Head of Satcom, where he led the company into a multi-orbit future that delivered resilient GEO to LEO connectivity to the government. He led development and delivery of the SPACE FORCE Pathfinder 2 program, which embedded the Pathfinder 2 payload aboard Hispasat's Amazonas Nexus HTS. The goal was to provide dependable access to connectivity while saving money for Federal agencies compared with short-term satellite capacity leasing. The program produced savings of more than 60 percent over equivalent service.

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As chief executive officer of SmartSky Networks, Dave Helfgott is responsible for the company's strategic direction and driving the completion, launch and expansion of its broadband air-to-ground network. An industry veteran of more than 20 years, Helfgott has extensive experience in airborne communications, satellite broadband, mobile telecommunications, and commercial and government SATCOM networking services. Headquartered in Morrisville, North Carolina, and an AEA member company since 2014, learn more about SmartSky from its senior leader in this episode of AEA Amplified.

In this Better Satellite World podcast series, we ask the question: “What would you do if you had the power to make the world a better place during your career?” Joining SSPI's Lou Zacharilla to answer that question in the second episode are 3 members of the “20 Under 35” cohort of 2023: Julie Newman, Program Chief Engineer at Boeing; Dr. Zhe Liu, Senior Materials & Process Engineer at Maxar; and Alix Rousselière, Strategy Consultant for Satcom at Euroconsult. Julie Newman is Program Chief Engineer for Satelit Nusantara Lima N5 (SNL), a major geostationary communications satellite program, at Boeing. In this role, she has been instrumental in overseeing risk management and problem resolution for the satellite, particularly in the midst of a challenging shift to a different payload. Julie regularly directs and approves the work of senior engineering staff and provides recommendations to the program management office and the customer. She has also represented her executive manager in various critical functions, ranging from safety to quality assurance across Boeing's El Segundo site and has spearheaded multiple process improvement initiatives, including major efforts to improve Boeing's engineering training and metrics tracking systems. Before taking on her current position, Julie was the Technical Program Manager, a role in which she led a team of 15 engineers to develop the engine controller assembly for the Space Launch System (SLS) first stage rocket. The team consistently exceeded expectations under her leadership while executing a late re-design of the unit to resolve a leakage issue associated with a sneak path discovered during testing of the engineering model. She received a Promise Award from SSPI in 2023. Dr. Zhe Liu is Senior Materials & Process Engineer at Maxar as well as an accomplished scientist with a broad range of expertise in material science, biopolymers and computer science. Originally from China, Dr. Liu began her academic journey with an undergraduate degree in her home country. She then spent several years engaged in research and development in biopolymers before moving to the U.S. for further studies. She earned a Master's degree in Material Science with a concentration in composite materials from the University of Dayton before pursuing a PhD at Florida State University, where her research focused on nano composite materials for thermal ablative applications. During her PhD, Dr. Liu joined a California-based start-up company that specialized in the novel 3D printing of continuous fiber carbon composites. As team leader, she characterized the materials and developed the process for printing structural components. This crucial work paved the way for the successful commercialization of a carbon fiber/thermoplastic composite bicycle. Dr. Liu is currently working on a second Master's degree in Computer Science at Georgia Tech while working full-time for Maxar. Alix Rousselière is Strategy Consultant for Satcom at Euroconsult, which she joined in April 2022. Her role responsibilities include advising satellite operators and space agencies, conducting commercial and financial assessments and developing market intelligence reports on a variety of topics, including milsatcom and NGSO constellations. Although not an engineer herself, Alix has completed exemplary work on highly technical technology harmonization dossiers for the European Space Agency (ESA), demonstrating her ability to learn and adapt quickly. She participated in more than 12 international consulting missions within her first year at Euroconsult. Before joining Euroconsult, Alix spent two years at Thales in Abu Dhabi where she worked on Strategy and Commercial Development for Defense & Space Key Accounts. In particular, Alix formulated and helped implement a new, transversal, coordinated 5-year Strategic Plan for the company's UAE Defense accounts by analyzing trends and providing recommendations to C-level executive management on priority subjects and associated investments.

The US Space Force, the newest branch of the American military, takes national defense to a new frontier. Here on Faster, Please! — The Podcast, I sit down with AEI senior fellow Todd Harrison to discuss the state of the Space Force and its evolving mission.Harrison has served as senior vice president and head of research at Metrea, a defense consulting firm, been a senior fellow for defense budget strategies at the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments, directed the Defense Budget Analysis and Aerospace Security Project at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, and served as a captain in the US Air Force Reserve.In This Episode* Creating the Space Force (0:53)* A New Kind of Warfare (9:15)* Defining the Mission (11:40)* Conflict and Competition in Space (15:34)* The Danger of Space Debris (20:11)Below is a lightly edited transcript of our conversationCreating the Space Force (0:53)Pethokoukis: I was recently looking at an image that showed the increase in the number of satellites around the earth, and it's been a massive increase; I imagine a lot of it has to do with SpaceX putting up satellites, and it's really almost like—I think to an extent that most people don't understand; between  government, military, and a lot of commercial satellites—it's really like the earth is surrounded by this information shell. And when looking at that, I couldn't help but think, “Yeah, it kind of seems like we would need a Space Force or something to keep an eye on that and protect that.” And I know there was a lot of controversy, if I'm not mistaken, like, “Why do we need this extra branch of government?” Is that controversy about why we need a Space Force, is that still an active issue and what are your thoughts?Harrison: To start with where you started, yes. The number of satellites in space has been growing literally exponentially in the past few years. I'll just throw a few numbers out there:  In 2023 alone, about 2,800 new satellites were launched, and in that one year it increased the total number of satellites on the orbit by 22 percent, just in one year. And all the projections are that the number of satellites, number of launches, are going to keep growing at a pace like that for the foreseeable future, for the next several years. A lot is going into space, and we know from all other domains that where commerce goes conflict will follow. And we are seeing that in space as well.Like the Navy protecting the shipping lanes. Yeah, exactly. So we know that to a certain extent that's inevitable. There will be points of contention, points of conflict, but we've already seen that in space just with the military dimension of our space. Back in 2007, I think a lot of the world woke up to the fact that space is a contested environment when the Chinese tested an anti-satellite weapon, which, by the way, produced thousands of pieces of space debris that are still in orbit today. More than 2,600 pieces of debris are still in orbit from that one Chinese ASAT test. And, of course, that was just one demonstration of counter-space capabilities. Space has been a contested war fighting domain, really, since the beginning of the Space Age. The first anti-satellite test was in 1959, and so it has become increasingly important for economic reasons, but also for military reasons. Now, when the Space Force debate kicked into high gear, I think it took a lot of people who weren't involved in military space, I think it took a lot of people by surprise that we were having this debate.Yeah, it really seemed like it came out of nowhere, I think probably for 99 percent of people who aren't professionals tracking the issue.In reality, that debate, it started in the 1990s, and there was a senator from up in New Hampshire who had written a journal article basically talking about, “Hey, we need to separate space into its own military service.” You had the Air Force chief of staff at the time in the mid-1990s, General Ron Fogleman. He said that the Air Force should eventually become an Air and Space Force, and then one day a Space and Air Force. So you had the seeds of it happening in the '90s. Then you had Congress wanting to look at, “Okay, how do we do this? How do we reorganize military space?” They created a commission that was led by Donald Rumsfeld before he became Secretary of Defense for the second time. That commission issued its report in 2001, and it recommended a bunch of reforms, but it said in the midterm, in five to 10 years we should create a separate military service for space, something like a Space Corps.Nothing happened, even though Rumsfeld then became Secretary of Defense. We kind of took our focus off of it for a while, there were a few other studies that went on, and then in 2016, two members of Congress, a Republican and a Democrat, Mike Rogers and Jim Cooper, who were on the House Armed Services Committee, they took this issue up. They got so fed up with the oversight of looking at how the Air Force was shortchanging space in many ways in terms of personnel and training and funding and modernization, that they then put a provision into the 2017 National Defense Authorization Act that would've created a Space Corps, they called it: a separate military service for space. And that bill actually passed the full House of Representatives.The Senate did not have a similar provision in their bill, so it died. It didn't make it into law—but then, all of a sudden, a couple of years later, President Trump, pretty much out of the blue floats this idea of creating a Space Force, and he did it at a rally that was at a Marine Corps base out in California, and, for some reason, it caught on with Trump. And then you already had the votes, a bipartisan group in the House of Representatives who had already pushed this, and so it started to gain momentum.It was very controversial at the time. The secretary of the Air Force at that time was adamantly opposed to it. Eventually, Trump forced it on the civilian establishment at DoD, and Congress ultimately enacted it, and the Space Force became a military service in December… I think December 20th, 2019. Now, there was some question, will the Biden administration keep it?Is this here to stay?It is written into law, so a president cannot unilaterally take it away, and, at this point, it's got its own roots in the ground and the Space Force is not going anywhere.A little bit off topic, but was there a similar debate when they separated the Air Force out of the Army?There was, yeah, and it lasted for a long time. So you had folks like Billy Mitchell who were in the Army Air Corps way back before World War II—I think in the late '20s, early '30s—they were advocating for a separate military service for Air. And I believe Billy Mitchell actually got court marshaled because he disobeyed orders from a superior about advocating for this with Congress.And so the idea of a separate service for Air pretty much died out until World War II hit. And, of course, that was a war that we were brought into it by an attack that came from the air, and that really brought air power into full effect in terms of a major component of military power. So then, at the end of World War II, the Air Power advocates got together, they created the Air Force Association to advocate for a separate military service and they got it in the National Security Reform Act in 1947, I think the Air Force actually stood up in 1948.It took longer, I would argue, a lot more advocacy and it took a World War, a crisis, to show us how important Air was to the military in order for us to actually create an Air Force. Now, I think, thankfully, we did that in advance of a crisis in terms of creating the Space Force.Right now, what the Space Force does, is it tracking satellites, tracking and space debris, is it a monitoring and tracking service? It's not a fighting service yet?Well, yes and no. A lot of what the Space Force does on a day-to-day basis is they provide space-enabling capabilities to the other military services. So if you want to get intelligence, reconnaissance, surveillance from space, you can go to the Space Force. Separately, we have intel space that's run through the National Reconnaissance Office—that has not changed its organization. If you want to get GPS, the Space Force runs our GPS constellation of satellites, and they're responsible for defending it against all forms of attack, which it is attacked daily. If you want satellite communications, the Space Force delivers that. If you want missile warning… So the Space Force delivers lots of enabling capabilities for other parts of the military. At the same time, it is tasked with defending those capabilities, and it's not just against kinetic forms of attack where an adversary is literally trying to shoot a satellite out of the sky.A New Kind of Warfare (9:15)I guess that's the first thing that popped in my mind. Too much science fiction maybe, but…Well, that is real, that's a real threat. The truth is there's not a lot you can do to actively protect against that—at least, we don't have a lot of capabilities right now—but the forms of attack we see on a daily basis are cyber, electromagnetic, and other forms of non-kinetic attack like lazing the sensors on a satellite. You could temporarily, or even permanently, blind the sensors on a satellite with a laser from an aircraft or from a ground station.I'll give you an example: When Russia invaded Ukraine, at the very beginning of the invasion, one of the first attacks they launched was a space attack. It was cyber, and it was against a commercial space capability. What they did is they exploited a vulnerability, previously unknown, in ViaSat modems. ViaSat's, a commercial satellite communications company, they had some sort of a vulnerability in their modems. The Russians, through a cyber attack, basically bricked all those modems. They locked them out. The Ukrainian military relied on ViaSat for satellite communications, so it locked up all of their terminals right at the beginning. They could not communicate using Satcom. Incidentally, it locked up lots of ViaSat terminals across Europe in that same attack. So we see this happening all the time. Russian forces are constantly jamming GPS signals. That makes weapons and drones much less effective. They can't use GPS for targeting once they go into a GPS-denied environment.But the Space Force has ways to overcome that. We have protected military GPS signals, we have ways of increasing the strength of those signals to overcome jamming. There's lots of things you can do with counter-space and then counter to the counter-space.The problem is that we kind of sat on our laurels and admired our advantage in space for a couple of decades and did not make a concerted effort to improve the protection of our space systems and develop our own capability to deny others the advantage of space because others didn't have that same advantage for a long time.Well, that has changed, and the creation of the Space Force, I think, has really set us in a positive new direction to get serious about space defense and to get serious about denying others the advantage of space if we need to.Defining the Mission (11:40)The Chief of Space Operation at the Space Force recently published a short white paper, which I guess begins to lay out kind of a doctrine, like, “What is the mission? How do we accomplish this mission?” Probably the first sort of Big Think piece maybe since Space Force became a branch. What did that white paper say? What do you make of it?Yeah, so I think one of the criticisms of military space for a while has been that we didn't really have space strategy, space doctrine, we didn't have a theory of space power that was well developed. I would argue we had some of those, but it's fair to say that they have not been that well developed. Well, one of the reasons you need a military service is to actually get the expertise that is dedicated to this domain to think through those things and really develop them and flesh them out, and so that's what this white paper did, and I think it did a pretty good job of it, developing a theory of space power. He calls it a “theory of success for competitive endurance in the space domain.”And one of the things I thought was really great that they highlight in the paper, that a lot of US government officials in the past have been reluctant to talk about, is the fact that we are under attack on a daily basis—gray zone-type aggression in the space domain—and we've got to start pushing back against that. And we've got to actually be willing and able to exercise our own defensive and counter-space capabilities, even in the competition phase before we actually get to overt conflict, because our adversaries are doing it already. They're doing it to us. We need to be able to brush them back. We're not talking about escalating and starting a conflict or anything like that, but when someone jams our satellite communication systems or GPS, they need to feel some consequences. Maybe something similar happens to their own space capabilities, or maybe we employ capabilities that show them we can overcome what you're doing. So I thought that was a good part of the theory of success is you can't just sit by and let an adversary degrade your space capabilities in the competition phase.How much of the focus of Space Force currently, and maybe as that paper discussed what the department's mission is, focused on the military capabilities, protecting military capabilities, the military capabilities of other nations, versus what you mentioned earlier was this really expanding commercial element which is only going to grow in importance?Today, the vast majority of the Space Force's focus is on the military side of providing that enabling military capability that makes all of our forces more effective, protecting that capability, and then, to a lesser extent, being able to interfere with our adversaries' ability to use space for their own advantage.They are just now starting to really grapple with, “Okay, is there a role for the Space Force in protecting space commerce, protecting commercial space capabilities that may be economically important, that may be strategically important to us and our allies, but are not directly part of a military capability?” They're starting to think through that now, and it really is the Space Force taking on a role in the future that is more like the Navy. The Navy does fight and win wars, of course, but the Navy also has a role in patrolling the seas and ensuring the free flow of commerce like we see the US Navy doing right now over in the Red Sea: They're helping protect ships that need to transit through that area when Houthi Rebels are targeting them. Do we need that kind of capability and space? Yeah, I think we do. It is not a huge priority now, but it is going to be a growing priority in the future.Conflict and Competition in Space (15:34)I don't know if such things even currently exist, but if you have satellites that can kill other satellites, do those exist and does the Space Force run them?Satellites that can kill other satellites, absolutely. That is a thing that exists. A lot of stuff is kept classified. What we know that's unclassified is, back in the 1960s and early '70s, the Soviets conducted many tests—a couple of dozen tests—of what they call a co-orbital anti-satellite system, that is a satellite that can kill another satellite, and there's still debris in space from some of those tests back in the '60s and '70s.We also know, unclassified, that China and Russia have on-orbit systems that appear to be able to rendezvous with other satellites, get very close. We've seen the Russians deploy a satellite that appeared to fire a projectile at another Russian satellite—looks like a test of some sort of a co-orbital weapon. So yes, those capabilities are out there. They do exist. We've never seen a capability like that used in conflict, though, not yet, but we know they existLooking forward a decade… One can imagine a lot more satellites, multiple space platforms, maybe some run by the private sector, maybe others not. One could imagine permanent or semi-permanent installations on the moon from different countries. Are plans being made to protect those things, and would the Space Force be the one protecting them? If you have a conflict between the Chinese military installation on the moon and the American, would that be in the Space Force domain? Again, it seems like science fiction, but I don't think it's going to seem like science fiction before too long.Well, that's right. We're not at that point today, but are we going to be at that point in 10, 20, 30 years? Perhaps. There are folks in the Space Force, like in the chief scientist's office that have thought about these things; they publish some papers on it. There's no real effort going into that right now other than thinking about it from an academic perspective. Should that be in the mandate of the Space Force? Well, I think it already is, it's just there's not a need for it yet, and so it's something to keep an eye on.Now, there are some rules, if you will, international agreements that would suggest, “Okay, some of these things should not happen.” Doesn't mean they won't; but, for example, the main treaty that governs how nations operate in space is the Outer Space Treaty of 1967. The Outer Space Treaty specifically says that you can't claim territory in space or on any celestial body like the moon or Mars, and it specifically says you cannot put a military installation on any celestial body.So, should China put a military base on the moon, they would be clearly violating the Outer Space Treaty. If China puts a scientific installation that happens to have some military capabilities on it, but they don't call it that, well, you know, what are we going to do? Are we going to call them before the United Nations and complain? Or if China says, “Hey, we've put a military installation in this key part of the lunar South Pole where we all believe that there is ice water, and if anyone tries to land anywhere near us, you're going to interfere with our operations, you might kick up dust on us, so we are establishing a keep-out zone of some very large area around this installation.”I think that there are some concerns that we could be headed in that direction, and that's one of the reasons NASA is pushing forward with the Artemis program to return humans to the moon and a set of international agreements called the Artemis Accords, where we've gotten, I think, more than 20 nations now to agree to a way of operating in the lunar environment and, to a certain extent, in Earth orbit as well, which will help make sure that the norms that develop in space, especially in deep space operating on the moon, are norms that are conducive to free and open societies and free markets. And so I give credit to former NASA administrator, Jim Breidenstein and the Trump administration; he came up with the Artemis Accords. I think it was wonderful. I would love to see us go even further, but NASA is still pursuing that and still signing up more countries to the Artemis Accords, and when they sign up to that, they can be part of our effort to go back to moon and the Artemis program, and right now we are on track to get there and put humans back on the moon before China. I just hope we keep it that way.The Danger of Space Debris (20:11)Let me finish up with a question based on something you've mentioned several times during our conversation, which is space debris and space junk. I see more and more articles about the concerns. How concerned are you about this? How should I think about that issue?Yeah, it is a concern, and, I mean, the physics of the space domain are just fundamentally different than what we see in other domains. So, in space, depending on what orbit you're in, if something breaks up into pieces, those pieces keep orbiting Earth indefinitely. If you are below about 600 kilometers, those pieces of debris, there's a tiny amount of atmospheric drag, and, depending on your mass and your surface area and solar weather and stuff, eventually things 600 kilometers and below are going to reenter the Earth atmosphere and burn up in weeks, months, years.Once you get above about 600 kilometers, things start staying up there much longer. And when you get out to geostationary orbit, which is 36,000 kilometers above the surface of the earth, those things aren't coming down, ever, not on their own. They're staying up there. So the problem is, imagine every time there was a shipwreck, or a car wreck, or a plane crash, that all of the debris kept moving around the earth forever. Eventually it adds up. And space, it's a very large volume, yes, but this stuff is whizzing by, if you're in low-earth orbit, you're going around 17,000 miles per hour constantly. And so you've got close approach after close approach, day after day, and then you run the risk of debris hitting debris, or debris hitting other satellites, and then creating more debris, and then increasing the odds that this happens again and again, the movie Gravity gave a dramatic effect to this.I was thinking about that scene as you're explaining this.Yeah. The timeline was very compressed in that movie, but something like that, the Kessler Syndrome, is theoretically possible in the space domain, so we do have to watch out for it. Debris is collecting, particularly in low Earth orbit above 600 kilometers, and ASAT tests are not helpful at all to that. So one of the things the Biden administration did is they instituted a unilateral moratorium on antisatellite testing by the United States. Well, it's easy for us to do. We didn't need to do any anti-satellite tests anymore because we already know we can do that. We have effective capabilities and we wouldn't want to use kinetic anti-satellite attacks anyway, 'cause it would hurt our own systems.We have been going around trying to get other countries to sign up to that as well, to a moratorium on ASAT testing. It's a good first step, but really you need Russia and China. They need to sign up to not do that anymore. And India, India conducted a kinetic ASAT test back in, I think, 2019. So those are the countries we really need to get on board with that.But there's a lot of accidental debris production that happens as well. When countries leave a spent rocket body up in orbit and then something happens. You know, a lot of times they leave their fuel tanks pressurized or they leave batteries on there, after five, 10 years in orbit, sometimes these things explode randomly, and then that creates a debris field. So there's more that we can do to kind of reach international agreements about just being smart stewards of the space domain. There are companies out there that are trying to work on technologies to clean up space debris. It's very hard. That is not something that's on the immediate horizon, but those are all efforts that should be ongoing. It is something to be concerned about.And actually, to circle back to the chief of space operations and his theory of success in his white paper, that's one of the tensions that he highlights in there, is that we want to use space for military advantage, including being able to deny other countries the ability to use space. But at the same time, we want to be good stewards of the space domain and so there's an inherent tension in between those two objectives, and that's the needle that the Space Force is trying to thread.I have one final question, and you may have no answer for it: If we were to track a large space object headed toward Earth, whose job would it be to stop it?So it would be NASA's job to spot it, to find objects like near-Earth orbit asteroids. Whose job is it to stop it? I think we would be figuring that out on the fly. First of all, we would have to figure out, can we stop it? Is there a way to stop it? And it would probably require some sort of an international effort, because we all have a common stake in that, but yeah, it is not in anyone's job jar.Faster, Please! is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. 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In this 174th episode of The G2 on 5G, we cover:1. The SatCom space race heats up - can we call a winner?· Verizon and Kuiper· T-Mobile and SpaceX· AT&T and AST SpaceMobile· Rogers and Lynk· Amazon Project Kuiper, Sateliot and others 2. Fixed Wireless - The true first killer app for 5G, how much runway is left?· Verizon and T-Mobile keeping speeds high· A plethora of operators are rolling it out globally· Jio's plan to address 200M users3. Open RAN - boom or bust? · Rakuten Symphony· NTT DoCoMo OREX· AT&T and Ericsson4. What's going on with Ericsson and Nokia? Are we seeing a transition of spending away from the RAN and toward the core for Standalone?· Both companies have missed on earnings almost every quarter this year; Ericsson's AT&T deal was the first meaningful jump in the stock's price in a long time.· Both are $26 billion revenue companies with $20 billion market caps· What might reverse these companies' fortunes?· What about Samsung?5. Did AI move the needle within telecom and 5G?· AT&T and NVIDIA· Broader improvement opportunities in security and resilience6. Should we start thinking about 6G now or wait for 5G to shake out?· The research cycle is usually ten years· What exactly makes 6G so different from 5G at this point?

The United States and Australia have signed a Technology Safeguards Agreement opening opportunity for US participation in space launches from Australia. Canada's MDA has selected SpaceX to be the launch service provider for the space technology firm's next-generation satellite constellation for Earth observation known as CHORUS. Scientists from the Air Force Research Lab are leading the first non-domestic Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) between the US Space Force and two Indian companies, and more.  Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our weekly intelligence roundup, Signals and Space, and you'll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow T-Minus on LinkedIn and Instagram. T-Minus Guest Our guest today is Dr. Mindy Howard, founder and CEO of Cosmic Girls Foundation. You can connect with Mindy on LinkedIn and learn more about the Cosmic Girls Foundation on their website. Selected Reading Canada's MDA taps SpaceX to launch CHORUS satellite constellation- Reuters IHS Towers Partners with Limitless Space Institute to Inspire Space Exploration and Education in Brazil and Nigeria- Business Wire 1st international CRADA between AFRL, Indian startups ignites strategic collaboration for USSF in space technologies SDA gets OK to begin limited testing of data satellites Link 16 nodes Putin aims to have Russian space station by 2027- Reuters SoundingRocket.org Space Force sees SATCOM awards surging to $20 billion this fiscal year Space Force Solidifies New JTAGS Mission With Stand-Up of Squadron and Detachment Artificial Intelligence in Its Many Forms Will Be the Most Important Area of Technology in 2024, According to New IEEE Global Survey of CIOs, CTOs and Technology Leaders T-Minus Crew Survey We want to hear from you! Please complete our 4 question survey. It'll help us get better and deliver you the most mission-critical space intel every day. Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here's our media kit. Contact us at space@n2k.com to request more info. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your pitch to space-editor@n2k.com and include your name, affiliation, and topic proposal. T-Minus is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © 2023 N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Amongst the many vital strategic and security priorities on the agenda at the NATO summit in Vilnius, it was refreshing to see important discussions about space security taking place. Space has long been an important domain for military operations and has been used actively by NATO for its own satellite communications (SATCOM) programme for almost two decades. However, it was not until 2019 that NATO Allies formally recognised space as an operational domain, opening the door to a greater focus on how space can play a pivotal role in our defence.

A new study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences that shows evidence that the space junk we've been burning up on reentry is leaving behind detectable levels of heavy metals in Earth's upper atmosphere. Australian and Chinese satellites experience a near collision in orbit. US Subcommittee on Space and Science hears expert testimonies on the importance of streamlined authorization processes, safety regulations for in-space operations and responsibilities of government agencies overseeing commercial human space activities, and more. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our weekly intelligence roundup, Signals and Space, and you'll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow T-Minus on LinkedIn and Instagram. T-Minus Guest T-Minus is heading to ASCEND in Las Vegas next week so all week we are featuring speakers from the event. Our guest today is Emma Louden. Emma is a Ph.D. candidate in astrophysics at Yale University. You can connect with Emma on LinkedIn and learn about her work here. Selected Reading Burned-up space junk pollutes Earth's upper atmosphere, NASA planes find- Space.com Details emerge of near collision between Australian and Chinese satellites- ABC News Australia SpaceX, Blue Origin, Virgin Galactic executives urge senators to improve the FAA- CNBC Cognitive Space raises 4m to further fuel its mission of intelligent space automation- PR Cognitive Space wins two SDA contracts - SpaceNews SDA requests information on potential space antenna array Payloads StarWin and Avanti Communications to bring ground-breaking SatCom on the move capabilities to Africa- PR https://space.n2k.com/podcasts/t-minus/124 AI is giving the growing space industry a boost- Axios Did Ancient Egyptians Know Meteorites Came From Space?- Smithsonian T-Minus Crew Survey We want to hear from you! Please complete our 4 question survey. It'll help us get better and deliver you the most mission-critical space intel every day. Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here's our media kit. Contact us at space@n2k.com to request more info. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your pitch to space-editor@n2k.com and include your name, affiliation, and topic proposal. T-Minus is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © 2023 N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ahead of his participation in the 2023 Global MilSatCom conference and exhibition, Dr. Brendan Mulvaney joins the podcast to discuss China's latest military space and satellite technology related developments. Dr. Mulvaney is the Director of the China Aerospace Studies Institute at National Defense University. He also served several tours in California, Iraq, Japan, and the Western Pacific. He served as the first Director of the Commandant's Red Team, and supervised the implementation of Red Teaming in the Marine Corps. He is one of the world's leading experts on China's military technology capabilities and development. To learn more about his participation in Global MilSatCom next month, go to www.smgconferences.com/defence. 

Bob Broughton, Director of Design Engineering, Aerospace and Defense at Analog Devices, talks with Pat Hindle, Media Director at Microwave Journal, about the SATCOM market trends, how designs are evolving and the ways component suppliers are meeting the needs of the market. Learn more by visiting Space Technology Solutions | Analog Devices.

In this episode, join Nathan de Ruiter, Managing Director of Euroconsult Canada, as he covers the state of play and prospects for the satellite communication sector, the shifting tides of revenue opportunities, and potential changes that will disrupt the SATCOM market.

In der Rubrik “Investments & Exits” begrüßen wir heute Otto Birnbaum, General Partner von Revent. Otto bespricht die Runde von ReOrbit und Speak:Das in Helsinki ansässige Unternehmen ReOrbit hat in einer Seed-Finanzierungsrunde 6,8 Millionen Euro eingesammelt. Die Runde wurde von Inventure VC geleitet und umfasste Beteiligungen von 10x Founders, Icebreaker.vc, Expansion und Yes VC. ReOrbit ist ein Anbieter von softwaregestützten Satelliten und ermöglicht den Echtzeit-Datenfluss im Weltraum. Das Unternehmen bietet Flugsoftware, Satellitenplattformen und komplette Systeme für Erdbeobachtungs- und SatCom-Betreiber. Durch die Software-First-Architektur kann ReOrbit Satelliten für verschiedene Missionen anpassen und dabei die Kosten und die Zeit bis zur Umlaufbahn minimieren. Die OpenAI-gestützte Sprachlern-App Speak hat in einer Series-B-2-Finanzierungsrunde unter der Leitung von Angel-Investor Lachy Groom insgesamt 16 Millionen US-Dollar gesammelt. Die Mitbegründer von Dropbox, Drew Houston und Arash Ferdowsi, haben ebenfalls in Speak investiert, was die Gesamtfinanzierung auf 63 Millionen US-Dollar erhöht. Das Geld wird verwendet, um die Markteinführung von Speak in weiteren Ländern, einschließlich der USA, zu unterstützen. CEO Connor Zwick plant, den KI-gesteuerten Tutor von Speak bis zum Ende des Jahres in den meisten wichtigen Märkten weltweit einzuführen, um Englischsprechern das Erlernen anderer Sprachen zu ermöglichen. 

C2-as-a-service with APTs as the customers. Cyberespionage activity by Indian APTs. Gamers under attack. StarLink limits Ukrainian access to its systems. The EU levies new sanctions against “digital information manipulation.” Ukraine's Security Service takes down money-laundering exchanges. Ben Yelin unpacks fediverse security risks. Our guests are Mike Marty, CEO of The Retired Investigators Guild, & Tom Brennan, executive director of CREST, discussing their efforts on cybercrime investigation and cold case resolution. And Nozomi's OT IoT security report, sees a lot of opportunistic, low-grade whacking at industrial organizations. For links to all of today's stories check out our CyberWire daily news briefing: https://thecyberwire.com/newsletters/daily-briefing/12/145 Selected reading. Cloudzy with a Chance of Ransomware: Unmasking Command-and-Control Providers (C2Ps) (Halcyon)  APT Bahamut Targets Individuals with Android Malware Using Spear Messaging - CYFIRMA (CYFIRMA)  Hackers steal Signal, WhatsApp user data with fake Android chat app (BleepingComputer) Patchwork Hackers Target Chinese Research Organizations Using EyeShell Backdoor (The Hacker News) Hackers exploit BleedingPipe RCE to target Minecraft servers, players (BleepingComputer)  Call of Duty Self-Spreading Worm Takes Aim at Player Lobbies (Dark Reading)  Call of Duty worm malware used to hack players exploits years-old bug  (TechCrunch)  Elon Musk 'refuses to turn on Starlink' for Crimea drone attack (The Telegraph) How Elon Musk Was Able to Exert Control in Ukraine War (The Street) EU strikes Russia again as digital infowar rages on (Cybernews)  Ukraine Cracks Down on Illicit Financing Network (Gov Info Security)  Unpacking the OT & IoT Threat Landscape with Unique Telemetry Data (Nozomi Networks)  China's Volt Typhoon APT Burrows Deeper Into US Critical Infrastructure (Dark Reading)

Interview with Andreas Voigt, Satcoms Innovation Group Satellite communications is a fast-growing industry with lots of challenges. In this episode we speak with Andreas Voigt, a leader in the SatCOM industry. Andreas has more than 20 years of experience in the satellite communications industry, serving as senior engineer for Eutelsat and as director of Satcoms Innovations Group, or SIG. Formed in 1997, SIG is an association that promotes innovation in the satcom industry to improve operational efficiency and reduce impact, saving time and money. It aims to do this by encouraging industry cooperation at engineering level through meetings, events and workshops, lobbying regulators and groups, and supporting innovation projects.——————————————————————ツ HOPE YOU ENJOY THIS INTERVIEW!

Russia was the first nation to enter space with satellite 'Sputnik' in 1957. Now, however, the Russian space industry seems to struggle to even maintain its current constellations, let alone contribute to future growth. Further, Russian troops do not seem adequately trained to integrate with space capabilities. Anna Maria Wårlind from the Swedish Defence Research Agency shares with us insights from her open source report on Russian space capabilities. We discuss the state of Russia's PNT, ISR and SATCOM capabilities and to what extent these have already been used during the invasion of Ukraine.

NASA selects seven commercial space companies to partner with through its second Collaborations for Commercial Space Capabilities program. VAST selects Impulse to provide the Haven-1 Space Station propulsion system. Virgin Galactic announces a flight window for its first commercial spaceflight, and more. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our weekly intelligence roundup, Signals and Space, and you'll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow T-Minus on Twitter and LinkedIn. T-Minus Guest Our guest today is Dr. George Nield, former Associate Administrator for Commercial Space Transportation at the Federal Aviation Administration, Blue Origin Astronaut and Head of the Global Spaceport Alliance. You can connect with George on LinkedIn and find out more about the Global Spaceport Alliance on their website. Selected Reading Seven US Companies Collaborate with NASA to Advance Space Capabilities- NASA VAST selects Impulse Space for Haven-1 Space Station Propulsion- Vast Space VIRGIN GALACTIC ANNOUNCES START OF COMMERCIAL SPACEFLIGHT SERVICE- Virgin Galactic Luxembourg greenlights new military SATCOM network using SES satellites- Breaking Defense Eutelsat reversing course with European retail broadband business sale- SpaceNews Astronaut Chris Hadfield working with King Charles on 'Astra Carta'- CTV News NASA recognizes James Webb Flight Operations Subsystem team at Raytheon- Military Embedded Space Command's leader is building out his Colorado HQ even as Congress tries to force the HQ to move to Alabama- NBC How a Shady Chinese Firm's Encryption Chips Got Inside the US Navy, NATO, and NASA- Wired Astrobiology Space Missions Need To Be More Aggressive And Less Risk Averse- Forbes Audience Survey We want to hear from you! Please complete our 4 question survey. It'll help us get better and deliver you the most mission-critical space intel every day. Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here's our media kit. Contact us at space@n2k.com to request more info. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your pitch to space-editor@n2k.com and include your name, affiliation, and topic proposal. T-Minus is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © 2023 N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bring a cup of coffee and tune in to join the SURGe security team for a recap of cybersecurity news and events, our 60-second charity challenge, and another topic deep dive! You can watch the episode livestream here.  This week Audra Streetman, Mick Baccio, and Ryan Kovar discussed a recent warning from the Biden administration about Russian cyberattacks against the U.S. CISA and the FBI also released a joint advisory warning about possible threats to SATCOM networks in the U.S. and abroad. The trio also discussed claims that the Lapsus$ hacking group breached Okta along with Bing, Bing Maps, and Microsoft Cortana. Finally, the team discussed the cybersecurity gender gap and efforts by CISA Director Jen Easterly to increase the number of women in the profession.

Autonomous navigation systems show lots of promise for growth. Canada's rosy prospects for spaceport Nova Scotia. Varda Space's new funding round. Inter-governmental communications may need a marriage counselor. An espionage case. Some proposed space cybersecurity legislation. Satcom for cars. And more. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our weekly intelligence roundup, Signals and Space, and you'll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow T-Minus on Twitter and LinkedIn. T-Minus Guest Our featured interview today is with Ian Vorbach, Co-founder of Portal Space Systems and SpaceDotBiz, on the new space startup ecosystem and the balance between engineers and business operators at early stage space companies. You can follow Ian on LinkedIn, Twitter, and through his business newsletter SpaceDotBiz.  Selected Reading Report - Spaceport Nova Scotia Would Have a Positive Economic Effect - SpaceQ  Space Autonomous Navigation Systems Market worth millions by 2033 - SatNews  Varda Space raising new tranche of funding at $500M post-money valuation - TechCrunch Amini gets initial funding for closing Africa's environmental data gap - SpaceNews  Sidus Space Executes Agreement With Leaf Space For Additional Ground Station Coverage - Sidus Space Yahsat Steps up Plans in EO With Iceye Deal - Via Satellite Lt Gen Burt's Keynote at the Preventing Space War Forum in DC - YouTube USAF Looks to Fill Intelligence Gaps from Space - A&SF Space Force selects Parsons to develop ground system for missile-warning satellites - SpaceNews Head of Dutch satellite technology firm arrested for spying - DutchNews Congress looks to expand CISA's role, adding responsibilities for satellites and open source software - CyberScoop Why the Former CEO of Volkswagen America is Working With CesiumAstro on the Connected Car - Via Satellite  Final assembly of payloads begin for Chandrayaan-3 - Times of India  Space Race 2.0. Why the FAA is Aiming for the Stars - Cleared for Takeoff Audience Survey We want to hear from you! Please complete our 4 question survey. It'll help us get better and deliver you the most mission-critical space intel every day. Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here's our media kit. Contact us at space@n2k.com to request more info. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your pitch to space-editor@n2k.com and include your name, affiliation, and topic proposal. T-Minus is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © 2023 N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Viasat's proposed acquisition of Inmarsat gets the green light. Swiss start-up ClearSpace has contracted with Arianespace to launch its first debris de-orbit mission. NASA has released a draft request for proposals for a vehicle to deorbit the International Space Station, and more. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our weekly intelligence roundup, Signals and Space, and you'll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow T-Minus on Twitter and LinkedIn. T-Minus Guest Our featured interview today is Jack Madley, cofounder of EVONA, on space industry workforce development and careers. You can follow Jack on LinkedIn. Selected Reading Viasat's Proposed Acquisition of Inmarsat Receives Unconditional Clearance From UK's Competition and Markets Authority  Strategizing planetary defense- The Space Review ClearSpace books Vega C for 2026 de-orbit mission - SpaceNews  NASA proposes “hybrid” contract approach for space station deorbit vehicle - SpaceNews  Momentus tug raises orbit with water-fueled thruster- SpaceNews Space Force reviewing bids from satellite manufacturers for Space Test Program- SpaceNews Commercial Space Office's Kniseley keeps focus on industry engagement- Defense News  Bentivegna named Space Force's next top enlisted leader- Air Force Times JAXA's Head Visits Australia to Promote Greater Space Cooperation- Space and Defense TRL Space awarded ESA funding – SatNews   How space will help football fans to celebrate sport- ESA Audience Survey We want to hear from you! Please complete our 4 question survey. It'll help us get better and deliver you the most mission-critical space intel every day. Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here's our media kit. Contact us at space@n2k.com to request more info. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your pitch to space-editor@n2k.com and include your name, affiliation, and topic proposal. T-Minus is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © 2023 N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the past satellites have often been viewed by telecom service providers as a last resort of transport. As satellite looks to move from being a niche application that holds 1% of the telecom market to becoming a mainstream part of the global telecom eco-system where there is a growing move towards convergence. In this Constellations podcast, a panel of experts will discuss the opportunities, challenges and new business approaches taken by satellite and teleport operators to deepen integration with terrestrial telecommunications providers. 

In this 138th episode of The G2 on 5G, Anshel and Will Cover:1. First-hand experience with T-Mobile's 5G FWA service in Bastrop, TX2. T-Mobile acquires Mint Mobile for over $1 Billion.3. Roger's Communications launches a challenge to develop 5G apps for the mining industry - is it the new poster child use case?4. Does Comcast 10G confuse consumers and the market between broadband and cellular technologies?5. Would a merger of Vodafone and Three be uncompetitive in the UK or accelerate 5G innovation?6. The FCC paves the way for satellite expansion with new rules for satellite-to-smartphone communications dubbed supplemental coverage from space or SCS

In today's episode, we welcome on Joel Spark, cofounder and chief satellite architect at Spire. The “space-to-cloud” data and analytics provider flys a proprietary constellation of 100+ nanosatellites to collect and analyze data from Earth. The data spans weather forecasting, maritime domain awareness, aviation, and more. Spire is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange, and currently has a market cap of ~$150M. Today's episode is brought to you by Kepler Communications, a company bringing the internet to space. A sneak peek The back half of our conversation focuses on Spire's “Space Services” play, and the concept of space-as-a-service. Before that, though, we explore Joel's journey into the industry and how he was “spacepilled,” and unpack the mind-blowing fact that Spire began as a KickStarter crowdfunding campaign. Here's what else you can expect in Pathfinder #0037: The 80/20 principle of building complex hardware systemsThe primacy of vertical integration and agile developmentSpire's Scottish roots and nanosat factory in Glasgow, ScotlandAIS, ADS-B, and identifying planes and ships at scaleWhy pulling analytics and insights from that data is often more important than the data itself: “Where is the ship going?” “Is the plane flying off course?”)Applying the tech platform analogy to Spire Space ServicesOur Max Q questions: What happens if a customer goes belly up? How big is the market, really, for hosted payloads?…there's a whole lot more where that came from! After tuning in Pathfinder #0037, we're confident you'll come away with a comprehensive understanding of technical tailwinds, operational ethos, and management philosophy that drive Spire. • Chapters •00:01—Intro01:32—Sponsor02:09—Guest Intro03:43—How Joel was spacepilled…05:07—Spire's origins as a Kickstarter campaign 09:19—Reliability, uptime, and the 80/20 principle of being 12:04—How many satellites does Spire currently operate in space today?16:56—Agile development, vertical integration, operational tempo, and company culture18:55—AIS and ADS-B definitions 21:25—Can global identification of planes and ships only be done at scale from space? 23:33—Ukraine airspace closing + visuals of airspace data24:11—Are services like that Elon Jet tracker using Spire data? 26:56—Kepler Ad Break27:45—Spire as a “space to cloud” analytics provider30:25—How does Earth intelligence fit into all of this?33:01—The business model of “space as a service”37:10—Conceptualizing Spire as a tech platform40:32—What are your customers doing in space?43:48—Customers looking to launch constellations46:11—What happens if a Space Services customer goes belly up? 47:10—Do you and the team pay attention to your stock prices every day or phase it out?49:37—What's the TAM of people, theoretically, of people trying to fly payloads on satellites? 52:42—Anything else before lightning round?54:07—Rapid fire questions + close of show • Show notes •Spire — https://spire.com/Spire Twitter — https://twitter.com/spireglobalRecent earnings — https://payloadspace.com/spire-q4-2022/Space Services — https://payloadspace.com/spire-q4-2022/ADS-B data in leadup to Russia's invasion of Ukraine — https://payloadspace.com/six-months-ukraine-war/Ryan's socials — https://twitter.com/Ryandoofy / https://www.linkedin.com/in/rfduffy/Payload's socials — https://twitter.com/payloadspace / https://www.linkedin.com/company/payloadspacePathfinder archive — Watch: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_uY3GaNf67hP-i6TRWF2n06xMv1kdkZ6Listen: https://pod.payloadspace.com/episodes

These satellite constellations aim to provide connectivity for various markets and industries. However, there has been a shift in the market towards smaller, more affordable satellite options, known as small sats or small satellites. These small sats offer a cost-effective option for companies using satellite technology for IoT connectivity. In this episode of the IoT For All Podcast, Oscar Delgado, HEAD Aerospace, and Raghu Das, Aniara Spacecom LLC, join Ryan Chacon to discuss just this, plus various other topics centered around satellite IoTOscar Delgado is the IoT Sales & Business Development Director within HEAD AEROSPACE GROUP, focusing on IoT Business strategy and execution of the Sales plan of the Skywalker Space IoT constellation service (own Internet-of-Things (IoT) LEO constellation) and Business Development for Earth observation (E.O.) satellites business from HEAD AEROSPACE GROUP. He holds more than twenty-five years of experience in the international business development arena in the ICT sector, of which fifteen-year in the IIoT & SATIot Industry and the New Space sector last ten years. Before joining HEAD Aerospace, Oscar worked with SATIot and ICT for ORBCOMM (USA) / SKYWAVE (CANADA), TELDAT (SPAIN), DOMINION (SPAIN), MICROCITY (BRAZIL), ATOS ORIGIN (NETHERLANDS), acted as an independent consultant for QUECLINK, M3CORP, and ITO1 in Latin America Region. Sound knowledge of developing business in emerging markets in Energy, Telecommunication, Mining, Utilities (SmartGrid), Oil & Gas, Retail, Transportation, Banking, Industry, Government, and Services sectors. Oscar originally comes from Perú and holds a degree in Electronic & Electrical Engineering (UNIFEI/Brazil), a Master's degree (UNICAN/Spain) in Computer Science, a Master's in Business with China and Asia - Pacific (FUNIBER/Spain) – ongoing and Specialized (Perú) at Electricity Sector for Latin America. He has spoken at several international vertical events in Latin America, Europe, and ASIA.HEAD Aerospace is a one-stop-shop service provider with integrated access from multiple Earth observation (E.O.) satellite constellations to complex turnkey geospatial solutions. A global network of more than 120 partners accesses HEAD's centralized geodata hub of satellite imagery collected from more than 86 on-orbit satellites with image resolutions ranging from 0.3m to 1m, tri-stereo imaging, true-color night imaging, hyperspectral, video from space, C-Band, X-band, and L-Band SAR. By 2023, the E.O. constellation expects to be complete with 130+ satellites. The strategic partnership with Chinese satellite operators enables the supply of satellite imagery from Chinese sensors across the globe. These industry-leading satellites provide enormous capacity and monitoring capabilities due to frequent revisit times from the ever-growing number of sensors. A revisit capacity of 15 minutes is possible by our submeter resolution optical satellites from 56 in orbit in the morning now and every 15 minutes anywhere from 9 am to 5 pm or daily everywhere with 138 in the complete deployment of the Jilin-1 Constellation. Next to the E.O. business unit, HEAD operates its own Space-based Internet-of-Things constellation, Skywalker, with eight on-orbit satellites as part of the 48 satellites constellation plan in 2025. The Skywalker Constellation has a data collection capability from ground-based terminals every hour, down to a few minutes, depending on latitude. It also carries AIS, VDES, and ADS-B payloads for ship detection and airplane monitoring services. HEAD, with eight satellites in orbit, provides data collection at least six times a day worldwide, enabling immediate services to the market. HEAD has representation globally, with subsidiaries in France and the Netherlands and local employees on each continent.Raghu Das has spent his career building, operating, and investing in space-related businesses in privately held and publicly traded companies. Raghu currently serves as a Venture Partner at E2MC, where he analyzes and evaluates various investment opportunities in the space sector. Raghu also heads Aniara Spacecom LLC, a boutique space advisory company that serves an international client base, including Head Aerospace. Raghu has invested and played a strategic management role with several new space start-ups, including Astrome Technologies, supported and backed by the Indian Institute of Science. Raghu previously served as the co-founder of ProtoStar Limited, a company that owned and operated two geosynchronous satellites sold to Intelsat Ltd. and SES S.A. in 2010. Raghu was co-founder of Helios Wire Corporation, an S-Band IoT operator acquired by EchoStar Corporation in 2019. Raghu also founded Ramaspace, a Luxembourg-based company engaged in space mining exploration. From 1994 to 2003, Raghu held senior positions at Loral Space & Communications Ltd., including as Managing Director of Loral Skynet, Europe Middle East Africa (EMEA), and General Manager of Loral CyberStar, Indian Ocean Region. Raghu holds a degree in Engineering from Madras Institute of Technology, India, and a master's from George Washington University, USA.ANIARA is a consulting and advisory company specializing in Satellite and Satellite services focusing on Asia, the Middle East, Africa, and other emerging markets. ANIARA is an aggregator and distributor of capacity on various high-demand GEO and LEO satellites and provides turnkey solutions. Aniara has offices in the United States and India and continues to focus on the communications and high technology sectors. ANIARA personnel is well known and respected for their ability to execute challenging projects under difficult conditions successfully. Their team has strong core industry expertise in technology, business and marketing, legal, finance, and regulation. Aniara has also built a global network of external consultants to augment their knowledge on a project-by-project basis.

On this edition of The Ex Terra Podcast, Tom Patton talks with Eric Spittle, Chief Technology and Innovation Officer of LinQuest Corporation. The LinQuest mission is to be a national security space leader that enables defense and intelligence missions through advanced digital solutions and the development, integration, and operation of mission critical systems. But they don't focus solely on defense. Their model-based systems engineering (MBSE) approach also applies to commercial space companies looking to utilize their digital engineering capabilities to solve complex problems. LinQuest's unique MBSE methodology is at the forefront of OSD's Digital Engineering Strategy and provides solutions across the entire program lifecycle, going beyond "traditional" MBSE capabilities by incorporating powerful tools in a seamless MBSE framework. Digital Engineering Applies to Multiple Disciplines LinQuest leads military SATCOM development through architecture design, engineering, prototyping, integration, testing, and operations for current and next generation space-based communications systems. The company also enables planning, architecture, development, operation, logistics, and sustainment of Space Force and Air Force systems through deep subject matter expertise, advanced analytic solutions, and the development and deployment of tactical space superiority systems. In its integration laboratory in Chantilly, VA, LinQuest creates digital threads of 5G User Equipment (UE) to RAN and Cell Base Station (gNodeB) access through terrestrial and NTN (satellite and UAV) emulation and over-the-air testing with a full suite of network and cybersecurity emulation, analysis, and test equipment. These tests are all remotely accessible through a web-based portal for Lab-as-a-Service (LaaS). How does what happens in space affect your everyday life? The Ex Terra podcast is dedicated to introducing you to many of the interesting people involved in the commercial space industry, and taking you behind the scenes with many of the companies making significant contributions to the new space economy. The podcast is available on Anchor, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Breaker, Overcast, Pocketcasts and Radio Public.

Nika Chinchaladze is a space entrepreneur, CEO and Co-Founder of Altair Enterprises - a space education company with the goal of accelerating the growth of the new space economy by providing globally accessible on-demand learning, fostering international cooperation, and supplying the industry with the next generation workforce - organisers of the International Space Convention - one of the biggest annual space industry business conferences - & the authors of “Space Business 101: 7 Steps to Position Yourself in the Next Trillion Dollar Industry.” In this episode, Ben and Nicholas discuss the aims of the ISC, the challenges of being a space entrepreneur and how to position yourself in the next trillion dollar industry. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsor: Spaced Ventures: https://www.spacedventures.com/ to invest shares of actual space startups! OUTLINE: Here's approximate timestamps for the episode. 00:18 Shout out to our sponsors – Spaced Ventures 01:10 This week's guest Nika Chinchaladze 02:28 Altair Enterprises 03:15 How Nika met his business partner Martynas 03:57 Passion for space industry? 05:08 The International Space Convention (ISC), how it began? 09:12 Physical vs virtual events 11:34 ISC themes 2023 14:30 Curating speakers 16:00 Challenges for space industry entrepreneurs  18:10 aims for conference  20:20 The next trillion dollar industry - accessibility?  22:40 Co founder relationships  24:50 Altair Academy  27:30 Would Nika go to space? 28:30 Aspirations for Altair?  29:50 Advice for ‘wannabe' space entrepreneurs  33:00 Wrap up and socials (note Ben means *ISC 2023* - sorry) Follow Altaire:  www.altairenterprises.com and www.altairenterprises.store ISC 2023: Nika would like to give The Astro Ben Podcast listeners 60% off online tickets to ISC 2023! When registering use this discount link: https://bit.ly/ASTROBEN About International Space Convention 2022: ISC 2022 is a hybrid event where you can attend in-person or online and get an exclusive 3-day access to over 95 lectures from over 100 world-renowned space industry speakers and experts, ranging from government space agencies to private space companies discussing everything from new rising trends to advances and concepts in space industry, including: Earth and Deep Space Observation, SatCom and Data Analysis, Human Space Missions, Space Law and Regulations, Commercial Space Travel, Financial Outlook of the Space Industry, Funding Opportunities for the Emerging Space Start-Ups and many more great topics. Get your Free eBook! Space Business 101: 7 Steps to Position Yourself in the Next Trillion Dollar Industry. Here's the link to get the Free eBook: https://bit.ly/space-business-101  Stay connected with us! Use #Astroben across various social media platforms to engage with us! Website: www.astroben.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/astrobenpodcast/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Gambleonit Linked-in: https://www.linkedin.com/company/astrobenpodcast/

SDxCentral Reporter Emma Chervek is joined by John Deere's Director of Emerging Technology Julian Sanchez for a conversation at the agricultural giant's test farm outside of Des Moines, Iowa. The two discuss John Deere's request for proposal for the satellite industry to connect and automate the operations of 1.5 million agricultural machines by 2026. The agricultural giant is searching for a vendor or set of vendors to develop a SATCOM solution to provide connectivity in areas not covered by terrestrial cellular networks. "It's critical to be able to monitor what's going on with the machine at any given point from anywhere," Sanchez said. Satellite connectivity requires a lot of different players. "There are folks that are focused more on how they offer the ground solutions – the ground technology to receive the satellite signals. There [are] folks that are interested in optimizing the way in which data gets moved between ground technology and the satellite technology. There's folks that are worried about the design of the satellites and how they architect constellations. And so we we've got them all here," Sanchez explained, referring to the industry day focused on this RFP happening in a building across the farm. Sanchez also discussed the role of data and analytics in Deere's autonomous ag ambitions. "One of the things that you have to have to continue to deploy reliable autonomous solutions is ... more and more data about what the machines actually see out there in the field so that the algorithms get more intelligent over time," he said. From an autonomy standpoint, connectivity is crucial because it "unlocks the ability for farmers to have confidence" in the machine's competency compared to the confidence farmers have in their own abilities. And "in the continued evolution of autonomous solutions, [connectivity] gives us the ability to collect more data, bring that data back, and use that data to train the algorithms," he added. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Martynas Fedotovas and Nika Chinchaladze are space entrepreneurs and CEOs of Altair Enterprises LLC - a space education & research organization that enables people to pursue careers in the space industry - and the organizers of the International Space Convention 2022 - the biggest space industry business event in the Caucasus region. They also Co-authored the book - Space Business 101: 7 Steps to Position Yourself in the Next Trillion Dollar Industry.  On this episode, Beth and Nicholas and Martynas discuss what it's like to be a space startup, what it takes to succeed, and why ethics should always be at the heart of the work as you go and grow. Where to find Nicholas and Martynas:  www.altairenterprises.comand www.altairenterprises.store BONUS: Nicholas and Martynas would like to give Casual Space Podcast listeners free online tickets to ISC 2022! When registering use this 100% discount coupon code: CASUALSPACE Apply your special code at this link: https://www.altairenterprises.store/product-page/attendee-experience About International Space Convention 2022: ISC 2022 is a hybrid event where you can attend in-person or online and get an exclusive 3-day access to over 95 lectures from over 100 world-renowned space industry speakers and experts, ranging from government space agencies to private space companies discussing everything from new rising trends to advances and concepts in space industry, including: Earth and Deep Space Observation, SatCom and Data Analysis, Human Space Missions, Space Law and Regulations, Commercial Space Travel, Financial Outlook of the Space Industry, Funding Opportunities for the Emerging Space Start-Ups and many more great topics. CEOs and Founders of Altair Enterprises - Space Education Company. Organizers of the International Space Convention 2022 - one of the biggest annual business conferences.Authors of Space Business 101: 7 Steps to Position Yourself in the Next Trillion Dollar IndustryPodcast Hosts of Altair Insights Podcast - Where Space Meets Business

Discussing news stories about Japan's surrender on 14 Aug 1945, four Vietnam era Medal of Honor presentations, Space Force now controls all SATCOM, China-U.S.-Taiwan simulation, the Navy offers up to $115,000 to return to Active Duty, and the first female Blue Angels pilot.

On the Constellations Podcast, we'll discuss how satellite communications are being impacted by the introduction of laser terminals for ground, air, and space. Radio frequency (RF)-based communications have been the constant for transmitting reasonable amounts of data in space, but the movement from analog to digital signals has opened the door for some new methods of data transmission. While RF may be here to stay for wide area coverage situations, optical communication lasers have emerged into the market for high bandwidth, high-security point-to-point communications on earth and in space. During this episode, Bulent Altan, CEO of Mynaric, will examine why laser terminal technology is one of the more prominent disruptors entering the global communications market. Hear Bulent outline the adoption of laser across the global space network and how its implementation will impact the future of space communications.

This week on the podcast, we cover a CISA alert on securing satellite communications (SATCOM) in the wake of several recent incidents involving providers and networks in eastern Europe. After that, we check in on the TSA's cybersecurity rules for pipeline distribution networks and how adoption is going so far in the industry.

Today you'll be hearing from our friend Cory Hogan. Cory is a former serviceman for the US Navy, a defense contractor working on data analysis and information of deployed assets, created a virtual reality arcade, COVID impacted those dreams and now Cory has resurfaced after doing some serious soul searching. His new endeavor is New Tortuga NFT Project that tokenizes real life real estate offering the holders a unique opportunity in the new WEB3 Live to earn community. Please join me in welcoming Cory Hogan onto the show!!! New Tortuga Discord Link: https://t.co/gbMdRwof5X New Tortuga IG Link: https://www.instagram.com/newtortuga/ Cory Twitter Link https://twitter.com/HoganCory Cory IG Link: https://www.instagram.com/cory820.eth/ TheStarsPodcast.com

Hacktivism and other cyberattacks continue against Russian targets, but some hacktivism that affects software supply chains may go too far. An initial access broker in the criminal-to-criminal market. BlackMatter may be working with BlackCat. CISA offers a warning and advice to SATCOM operators. NIST offers some guidance on industrial control system security. Johannes Ullrich reminds us to patch our backup tools. Our guest is Armando Saey from MISI with insights on maritime port security. And Rear Admiral Mehoff, call your office. For links to all of today's stories check out our CyberWire daily news briefing: https://thecyberwire.com/newsletters/daily-briefing/11/53 Selected reading. Popular NPM Package Updated to Wipe Russia, Belarus Systems to Protest Ukraine Invasion (The Hacker News)  Software Supply Chain Weakness: Snyk Warns of 'Deliberate Sabotage' of NPM Ecosystem (SecurityWeek)  Russian government websites face ‘unprecedented' wave of hacking attacks, ministry says (Washington Post)  Ukraine's Digital Ministry Is a Formidable War Machine (Wired) Exposing initial access broker with ties to Conti (Google)  Experts Find Some Affiliates of BlackMatter Now Spreading BlackCat Ransomware (The Hacker News) Strengthening Cybersecurity of SATCOM Network Providers and Customers (CISA)  NIST SPECIAL PUBLICATION 1800-10 Protecting Information and System Integrity in Industrial Control System Environments: Cybersecurity for the Manufacturing Sector (NIST) Hoax caller claiming to be Ukrainian PM got through to UK defence secretary (the Guardian)  Russians target Priti Patel and Ben Wallace with fake video calls (The Telegraph) 

On this week's show Patrick Gray, Brian Krebs and Adam Boileau discuss the week's security news, including: The Contileaks latest Belarus targeted refugee data. Was it behind the ICRC hack? How APT41 hacked America's livestock SATCOM hack in Ukraine may bode ill for Musk Much, much more Material Security's co-founder Ryan Noon is this week's sponsor guest. He joins the show to talk about a few things, how the building blocks for a whole new generation of security tooling – like large-scale data crunching tech – is now just available off the shelf. He also talks us through an integration Material has done with a groovy new SOAR platform called Tines. Links to everything we discussed – and a YouTube demo of Material's technology – are below. Show notes Conti Ransomware Group Diaries, Part I: Evasion – Krebs on Security Conti Ransomware Group Diaries, Part II: The Office – Krebs on Security Conti Ransomware Group Diaries, Part III: Weaponry – Krebs on Security Conti Ransomware Group Diaries, Part IV: Cryptocrime – Krebs on Security Christo Grozev on Twitter: "This is not the worst part. In the phone call in which the FSB officer assigned to the 41st Army reports the death to his boss in Tula, he says they've lost all secure communications. Thus the phone call using a local sim card. Thus the intercept. https://t.co/cgHHo7VaRi" / Twitter Cloudflare not fully backing out of Russia, company says, as tech firms are forced to weigh in - CyberScoop NATO countries' refugee management may have been targeted by Belarus-linked hackers - CyberScoop Twitter Launches Tor Onion Service Making Site Easier to Access in Russia Hive ransomware gang targets Romanian oil firm in its latest cyberattack - The Record by Recorded Future Chinese Spies Hacked a Livestock App to Breach US State Networks | WIRED Christophe on Twitter: "Casually compromising API keys from Azure customers: - Step 1: Create an Azure automation account - Step 2: curl localhost on ports 40000+ You now have an API token in the Azure tenant of another customer, with the same permissions as the automation