Our Thursday Morning Conversation this week features Vagan Shakhgildian, president of the Commercial Group at Comtech Satellite Network Technologies. It is set to be an exciting year for Comtech as it looks to get traction for its new technology solution, Comtech Elevate, its latest VSAT platform. We talk about this new platform, and what it…

The very first On Orbit podcast episode of 2022 features a discussion about the possibilities and challenges related to our future in space with one of the most influential physicists in the world today. Dr. Michio Kaku, science correspondent for “CBS This Morning,” and an international best selling author of 10 books, was recently awarded…

As the new year kicks off and many return from a holiday hiatus, here is a brief recap of news you might have missed from Via Satellite over the last two weeks.  DIFI and DIS Standards Groups Combine to Make Open Standard a Reality Two separate groups that have been working on open standards in…

Rocket Lab's launch site at the Wallops Flight Facility on the eastern coast of Virginia is expected to see a launch in 2022, as Rocket Lab and NASA near completion of a new flight safety certification system. Launch Complex 2 will be the company’s first launch site in the United States. It was built specifically…