Space is quietly becoming the backbone of modern life, and most of us only notice it when something breaks. We sit down with Matt Voss, President of Near Space Launch in Upland, Indiana, to unpack how the small-satellite revolution is changing the cost of building, testing, and launching real hardware into orbit. From CubeSats to rapid prototyping, we talk about why the “new space” era looks more like manufacturing and iteration than slow, custom, one-off missions.

We also get practical about what satellites actually do for people on the ground and how they can help everyday people save money. Matt connects space technology to critical infrastructure such as GPS and positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT), as well as improved weather forecasting, wildfire detection, and disaster communications that can reconnect communities when terrestrial networks go down. We dig into why constellations are a big deal, how low Earth orbit and very low Earth orbit (VLEO) open new opportunities for data, and why “space weather” and atmospheric effects matter more than most people realize.

One of the most inspiring parts of the conversation is education. Near Space Launch’s student-focused programs show how STEM education, space camps, and hands-on clean room work can move from theory to a full build-to-launch-to-data cycle in about a year, so students can learn fast and see outcomes before they graduate.

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