The Space Industry

In this episode we speak with Riccardo Carlini from NPC Spacemind - the aerospace division of Italy-based automated machines manufacturer New Production Concept (NPC). We discuss:

• How to bring expertise from different industry sectors to space
• How CubeSat missions and services are evolving, and what this means for technology manufacturers
• The use of commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) components in satellites
• Ensuring quality control and mission reliability, while delivering rapidly and to spec

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In this episode we speak with Zoltán Lehóczky, Co-founder and managing director at Lombiq Technologies. Lombiq is a Hungarian .NET software development and services business. We discuss:

• What .NET app development is all about, and what it could bring to the space sector
• The barriers to bringing more software developers into the space industry
• The opportunities, and the risks, that open source software offers
• The changing roles of virtualisation and distributed computing
• How Lombiq is approaching bringing software innovation into the industry

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In this episode we speak with Giovanni Pandolfi Bortoletto, Chief Strategy Officer at Leaf Space - a European ground station network operator. We discuss:

• How ground stations and antenna networks support successful missions
• The role of spaceports, launch providers, and satellite deployment services with respect to the ground segment
• How an increased focus on satellite cybersecurity and cloud computing solutions is affecting the market
• RF radio compatibility between different companies, and the future potential of optical communications solutions
• How the ground segment and NewSpace market may grow and develop over the coming years.

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In this episode we speak with Christoph Weis from WITTENSTEIN cyber motor GmbH - a Germany-based manufacturer of advanced servo motor technology. We discuss:

• The company's experiences bringing industrial expertise from other sectors into the space industry
• How commissioning and pre-sales simulation can help demonstrate value
• Insights from WITTENSTEIN cyber motor on the space industry of today, and predictions for tomorrow
• What technical and product performance characteristics were most important for the business' product development

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In this episode we speak with Alexander Reissner and Tony Schoenherr from ENPULSION – an Austrian propulsion technology manufacturer. We discuss:

• Field-emission electric propulsion (FEEP) - a form of propulsion using liquid metal as a propellant
• Thrust vectoring – the ability to control thrust direction for complex movements
• ENPULSION's history and product development process
• What such propulsion capabilities can bring to missions today, and where the field might be heading in the future.

For more information on today’s guests please head to the ENPULSION supplier hub on the satsearch platform and to stay up to date with all of our work, please join the satsearch mailing list to receive our weekly newsletter.