By Chris Forrester Silicon Valley Space Week wrapped its Satellite Innovation sessions with a panel that discussed the benefits of collaboration and how to leverage supplier diversity and technology. Miguel […]
Silicon Valley Space Week
SSPI names the 2024 Promise Award Winners at the Future Leaders Celebration @ SVSW
At the Future Leaders Celebration conducted during the Silicon Valley Space Week event in Silicon Valley, Space & Satellite Professionals International (SSPI) presented the 2024 Promise Awards to Mackenzie Mason of Boeing, Paige […]
Launch cadence, and rivaling SpaceX
By Chris Forrester Moderator Randy Segal (Partner, Hogan Lovells) said that besides SpaceX there was currently a very limited launch cadence from rivals to SpaceX. Panellists at the Silicon Valley […]
OneWeb, examined in detail
by Chris Forrester A few days ago, a SpaceX rocket launched the final batch of OneWeb satellites into their high orbits, ready to complete the operator’s constellation and provide in-orbit […]
Will SpaceX and Starlink Dominate?
By Chris Forrester Dr Tim Farrar, president of TMF Associates and a well-known industry advisor and commentator, moderated the New Satellite Architectures: On-board Processing, Optical Crosslinks and Interoperability session which […]
MSSA: Aiming for seamless and agnostic roaming
By Chris Forrester Mark Dankberg, Chairman of the Board, CEO, Co-founder, Viasat Inc., and was welcomed as a “real treat” by organiser Silvano Payne of SatNews. Dankberg, addressing delegates at […]
Optical Data Transfer needs standards, and volume production
By Chris Forrester Chris Quilty, Co-CEO Quilty Space, explained for delegates to the Silicon Valley Space Week held at Mountain View, Calif., that optical connectivity was increasingly important and generating […]
M&A can be hurtful
By Chris Forrester Silicon Valley Space Week brought together acknowledged experts in the M&A field and very much focused on space-related activity. Alexis Sáinz, Partner, Hogan Lovells, moderated the session […]
PNT is developing, and alternate systems are needed
By Chris Forrester Dr Bryan Benedict, Snr Director of Innovation & Satellite Programs, SES, delivered a superb presentation that was completely focussed on PNT (Position, Navigation and Timing), and asked […]
TRENDS: Covid and AI are both worries
By Chris Forrester Noel Rimalovski, MD, GH Partners, opened Day 2 of the Silicon Valley Space Week’s Satellite Innovation strand, and discussed Emerging Trends in Satellite Manufacturing, in a fascinating […]