In this issue of the magazine, we take an indepth look at NASA’s CAPSTONE mission. The 55-pound CubeSat is now making its way to Near Rectilinear Halo Orbit around the Moon supported by a team of mission specialists from Advanced Space, Terran Orbital, Stellar Exploration, and NASA. We also find out how three companies—Pacific
Dataport, Inc., Kratos, and Astranis—combined their talents and technologies to deliver broadband to rural and indigenous populations in Alaska.
Laurence Russell shares the highlights of his exchange with KT SAT, Korea’s leading satellite operator, which has recently introduced an exciting new service that provides Earth observation imagery, video, and analytics data through an AIpowered geospatial analytic platform. Russell also interviews Vincent Dedieu, COO and Deputy CEO
of Sodern, a world leader in star tracker development. The two discuss emerging markets, customized applications, and the need for a spacebased surveillance system.
