Via Satellite’s Thursday Morning Conversation (TMC) series continues featuring companies who were recently on our anticipated 10 Hottest Satellite Companies list. This week we talk to Walter Berger, now co-CEO of Kymeta, about everything from his favorite Olympics memory, what music he starts his day listening too,
Is space too crowded? With the increasing pace of satellites being launched to Low-Earth Orbit (LEO), some raise the alarm that space is getting crowded and dangerous. But what is the real story? LeoLabs, a space tracking and collision avoidance software company, aims to answer that question. In this week’s Thursday
With the Olympics now in full swing, it is only natural we should go Tokyo for this week’s Thursday Morning Conversation to talk to
Astroscale CEO Nobu Okada. Life is a series of events. Imagine somewhat randomly going to a space conference in Bremen, Germany, and coming out of it with the idea to start a space company. But, for this, morning coffee in Tokyo, and some delicate negotiations, Astroscale may not have come into existence. This is a great story from Okada, and we hope you will enjoy. No wonder Astroscale is one of
Via Satellite managing editor Rachel Jewett joins as host to chat with
Swarm CEO Sara Spangelo. Rachel and Sara spoke on June 29, just before the
SpaceX Transporter-2 mission was set to launch. The launch was delayed by a day, but this interview captures Sara’s pre-launch excitement, as a number of Swarm satellites were part of the mission.
Sara shares how Swarm’s strategy came out of her work in the early days of smallsat development, and how the company has seen a lot of demand for its remote Internet of Things (IoT) technology from customers in New Zealand and Australia. In typical TMC fashion, the conversation goes beyond satellite and Sara talks about how reading “Why We Sleep” more than a year ago changed her outlook on her sleep habits. Enjoy!
Rockets, classic rock, and taking a ride into space. These are all topics on the agenda as we talk to
Virgin Orbit CEO Dan Hart, as part of our Thursday Morning Conversation (TMC) series with the CEOs of the 10 Hottest Companies in Satellite. It has been an incredible few months for Virgin Orbit. With its recent mission success, the company has a bright future ahead. We cover all of this, as well as ask Dan whether he sees himself taking a ride into space like Sir Richard Branson.