Colonel Tim Trimailo is the Director of the Commercial Space Office (COMSO), the Space Force's front door to industry. He leads efforts to integrate commercial capabilities directly into operational missions. Colonel Trimailo has played a key role in bringing commercial systems into military operations, strengthening resilience across constellations, and rethinking how the U.S. and its allies operate in increasingly contested domains. Listen to Colonel Trimailo as he explores how the commercial industry is accelerating the future of military space operations.

​​Melanie Stricklan, Executive Director, SWFT & Chief Innovation & Advancement Officer at Space Foundation discusses the hidden complexity of modern space operations—why success isn't just about satellites, but about orchestrating entire ecosystems across space, ground, and cloud. Listen to Melanie as she unpacks the unseen challenges like semantic misalignments, operational debt, and AI-driven autonomy that shape the future of space missions.

Paul Lasserre of Loft Orbital discusses how AI is quietly expanding its role in determining what satellites notice, flag and send home. He weighs how this progression could reshape long‑standing assumptions about who — or what — directs outcomes in orbit.

ABI Research's newest report "Can Satellite IoT Take on the Terrestrial IoT Market and Succeed?" predicts that the satellite IoT market will reach $3.1 billion in revenue by 2030. In this episode, Jake Saunders, Vice President at ABI Research, walks us through some of the key report data on the state of satellite IoT including the biggest untapped commercial opportunities, the competitive landscape and the evolving relationship between satellite and terrestrial.

This episode focuses on satellite IoT, the challenges of integrating with telcos, and just how far we have come from the satellite phones of the past! Listen to Omar Qaise, Founder and CEO of OQ Technology, a global satellite IoT firm that aims to connect the next unconnected 50 billion IoT devices and machines. Omar explains how a recent breakthrough in satellite IoT demonstrates that a widely adopted cellular IoT module can operate seamlessly over a 5G NTN satellite network.

The Middle East is one of the most dynamic and fast-evolving regions in the global space economy. As nations in the area turn space ambition into action through satellite programs and partnerships, the region is fast becoming a global space and connectivity hub. Steve Bochinger, Affiliate Executive Advisor at Novaspace discusses the space sector development in the region including the vision for space, investment opportunities, strategic partnerships and drive for sovereignty.

In this episode, we'll talk about the evolving role of GPS and global navigation systems in an increasingly complex and contested environment. Hear from Lisa Dyer, Executive Director of the GPS Alliance, who will talk about why resilience, interoperability and innovation across multiple GNSS constellations are becoming essential for both national security and commerce. Hear Lisa discuss the future of GPS and GNSS for policymakers, industry, and operators working to ensure trusted positioning, navigation, and timing.

As we near the close of 2025, it's a pivotal moment to reflect on this past year and the advances and changes that have impacted the industry.

From the introduction of Golden Dome, expansion of Starlink's dominance, growth in Direct-to-Device (D2D) to sovereignty becoming a driving force for nation states—2025 has been a whirlwind. How will these trends shape 2026 and beyond?

To help us break down the most significant happenings and provide expert insight into what it all means for our industry, we are joined by Chris Quilty, Co-CEO & President and Caleb Henry, Director of Research for Quilty Space, a global leader in space sector business intelligence.

Space is getting crowded, how do we avoid conjunctions? In this episode of Constellations, Kayhan Space CEO, Dr. Siamak Hesar, joins to discuss how operators can stay ahead of risk as the orbital environment grows more crowded and complex. He shares practical insights on collision avoidance, real time data integration and the value of AI tools that help fleets make faster, smarter operational decisions. It is a forward-looking conversation about how the industry can work together to keep space safe, sustainable and mission ready.