Marisa Torrieri

Dozens of small satellite launch startups have entered the market, aiming to make launching technology more affordable and reliable. But while the last two years haven’t been without challenges, Monday’s […]

The 2020s have ushered in global challenges that in many ways eclipsed those of the previous decade — yet for the space industry, the opportunities, too, have also been unprecedented, […]

While the world is slowly adapting to new norms with the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, new global challenges are emerging, from warfare and economic sanctions to the acceleration of climate change. […]

Satellite data enables critical Earth intelligence, from showing the pace of deforestation over 10 years, or forecasting a potential disruption to the titanium supply chain. But given the mind boggling […]

If you ask a dozen satellite industry veterans about the biggest development in space sustainability, chances are they’ll say “awareness.” Across the industry, we’re seeing deeper commitments to sustainability in […]

Aeronautical engineer Austin Link entered his post-graduate career amid the initial SpaceX Falcon 9 launches, dreaming about a future on orbit where, as he puts it, “we could sail the […]

Like many of its United Kingdom and United States counterparts, NanoAvionics started out as a group of college students building a satellite in a classroom, with dreams of providing low-cost […]

Carbon Mapper’s footage of bright red methane plumes scattered across a grayish-violet backdrop look like angry canker sores from a distance. But the aerial footage, taken from 10,000 feet above […]

When Intelsat kicked off 2021 with an announcement that it had ordered two Airbus OneSat Geostationary (GEO) software-defined satellites to drive new applications, the service provider offered a new roadmap […]

The 2019 World Radiocommunications Conference (WRC-19) left the satellite industry filled with concerns over an uncertain future, as the need for broadband internet grows and multiple competing industries and nations […]

When Oliver Juckenhöfel began his career in the satellite industry in the mid-1990s, commercial and governmental organizations were heavily focused on launching satellites in the most efficient way possible. The […]

The millennial and Gen-X cofounders of many of today’s most buzzworthy small-satellite startups likely didn’t envision the magnitude of launches, or the rollout of megaconstellations, when they began their careers. […]

With small satellites or cubesats, there’s a tendency — even among satellite industry veterans — to think about their activities in Low-Earth Orbits (LEO) and Medium-Earth Orbits (MEO). But if […]

The next big thing in satellite won’t be limited to Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) or one particular frequency or technology. Organizations will need to invest in hybrid solutions — pulling from […]

The satellite industry comprises individuals from a variety of backgrounds, market segments, and nationalities. So naturally, everyone who attended the annual SATELLITE 2020 conference in Washington, D.C., brought a different […]

As SATELLITE 2020 kicked off, with many in the industry basking in the excitement around commercial space activities, military space stakeholders — including U.S. government agencies and non-government organizations — […]

It wasn’t so long ago that we hailed the era of High Throughput Satellites (HTS), which made it possible to deliver high-speed broadband data through narrow spot beams — enabling […]

At the 2019 SATELLITE Show in May, which drew 16,000 or so attendees, it was impossible to miss Blue Origin’s life-size New Glenn photos plastered to the rectangular columns outside […]

Machine Learning (ML) is an industry game changer, with the potential to impact the way satellites are operated and automated. But while we’re accustomed to our home-based Artificial Intelligence (AI) […]

Consumers are streaming Over-the-Top (OTT) content everywhere — from cruise ships to bathroom stalls on airplanes. But the extent to which satellite will enable residents of remote or rural locations […]

Remote sensing technologies have come a long way since scientists and researchers began taking photos of the Earth from the skies more than 100 years ago. Over decades, rudimentary satellite […]

Investment opportunities abound in satellite communications, as excitement around the NewSpace economy builds. But analysts who spoke at SATELLITE 2019’s Monday Morning Finance Forum expressed cautious optimism as they weighed […]

We’re past the days of the Cold War, but concerns about the growing complexities of geopolitical relationships — and how those complexities could impact the space and satellite industry — […]

The Tuesday morning session “Global Satellite Operators: The Future is Now” opened with a futuristic video starring a team of space scientists using 3D computers to — presumably— plan launches […]

Being the only woman in a room of scientists, engineers, and business professionals is nothing new to many women in the aerospace industry. And for the eight female industry leaders […]

It would be hard to describe a future where everything’s made in space with more enthusiasm than Andrew Rush — who also happens to be President and Chief Executive Officer […]

It’s early 2019, and most of the commercial space industry is abuzz about the launch of megaconstellations into Low Earth Orbit (LEO), which will deliver a powerful broadband experience to […]

What are the market drivers and roadblocks for satellite-powered vehicles? What are the obstacles? Here, we take a closer look at the landscape. When it comes to connected transportation, satellite […]

A handful of hot, young satellite communications companies harbor big plans to launch super-powerful, smaller satellites into Low Earth Orbit (LEO), creating megaconstellations that will power every broadband application imaginable. […]

Technology is no match for powerful Category 5 hurricanes like Irma or Maria. But as anyone involved in the relief and recovery efforts of this past season’s hurricanes will attest, […]