In This Issue
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Opinion
10 Things NSR Learned at SATELLITE 2023 | May 2023
Discussions at SATELLITE 2023 last month ranged from the elephant(s) in the room – Starlink, Kuiper, orbital debris, and new funding challenges – to opportunities like direct-to-device and new technologies […]
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Awards
Answering the Call: How Apple Started Working with Satellite to Save Lives | May 2023
A lot can happen in a few months. It wasn’t that long ago that Apple was not part of the satellite ecosystem. It is one of the most revered companies […]
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Editor's Note
Celebrating the 2022 Winners of SEOTY and STOTY | May 2023
Welcome to our May Edition of Via Satellite where we celebrate our recent winners of the Satellite Executive of the Year (SEOTY) and Satellite Technology of the Year (STOTY) awards. […]
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IoT
From Wildfires to Heavy Equipment: Case Studies for Satellite IoT | May 2023
Most fires don’t start as big explosions, but as small, smoldering hazes that look like yellowish pillows of smoke. It can take between one and several hours for a flame […]
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Awards
Integrity and Grit: Melanie Stricklan on How Slingshot Aerospace Earned the Space Industry’s Trust | May 2023
Slingshot Aerospace, a relative newcomer in the space situational awareness market, has quickly earned the trust of satellite operators. In just five years of operation, Slingshot has managed to include […]
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Opinion
Is Entropy Our Fate for the Space Economy? | May 2023
In college, I learned of a concept both fearful and awesome — one that is a measure of chaos and reminds us of the importance of order: entropy. Put in […]
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Manufacturing
Manufacturing’s Field of Dreams: Build It and They Will Come | May 2023
Long before the first Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) satellites began launching by the likes of SpaceX and OneWeb, a crop of innovative smallsat manufacturers began building a new type of factory. […]






