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The All-in-One Aerospace Engineer, Economist, and Entrepreneur w/ Grace Graham, 2019 Brooke Owens Fellow From Utah State University Jul 23, 2019

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Mechanical Aerospace Engineer Grace Graham does it all! In addition to being a 2019 Brook Owens Fellow and full-time student Utah State University, she also interns at The Aerospace Corporation, and helps run her own startup Elements Meals – a company she co-founded that creates healthier snack foods for athletes.

Like many emerging space professionals of her generation, Grace is combining engineering knowhow with entrepreneurial ambition to establish a strong foothold in our community. In this interview, however, Grace explains why it's equally important for young space industry professionals to master economics, and how understanding market and supply chain economics can help you become a better engineer and entrepreneur. This career-focused discussion also includes tips on how to get the most out of mentor/mentee relationships, and how to deal with rejection in the early stages of your career.

Software-Defined Space(s): The Evolving Cloud w/ Greg Quiggle of Kratos & Alain Guigui of Hewlett Packard Jul 09, 2019

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What does it mean when people say that the satellite industry is becoming more "software-defined?" Does it mean that physical infrastructure is being replaced with more flexible, adaptive software? Does it mean that the satellite industry is becoming a lot more like the software industry? Or both?

On Orbit Host Jeffrey Hill interviews Kratos Defense and Space Vice President of Product Management Greg Quiggle, who is leading his company's effort to host satellite ground stations and teleports in secure cloud networks. Greg will explain why transitioning certain ground systems to the cloud can optimize and benefit the entire space industry.

We then speak with Alain Guigui, Chief Technologist at Hewlett Packard Enterprise at 5G World in London. Alain and Jeff explore the evolution of the cloud, and the applications they power, and discuss HPE's recent 5G partnerships, including with Samsung. The discussion is an excellent primer on how clouds have grown beyond simple storage spaces.

5G's Conceptual Link to Satellite w/ Karl Horne of SES Networks & Ashish Sharma of Inseego Jun 24, 2019

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The telecommunications sector is at an inflection point between the peak of the 4G LTE market and the on-ramp for next-gen 5G wireless services. Does the roll out of 5G services change the market landscape for satellite operators?

SES Networks' Karl Horne sees 5G as a tremendous opportunity not only to drive innovation and create new business opportunities, but also as a way to collaborate with terrestrial competitors on rolling out the network. Why collaborate? The answer lies in the unique relationship between future virtualized 5G and present-day satellite networks. Horne joins On Orbit Producer and Host Jeffrey Hill for an interview recorded live at TechXLR8 London.

Inseego CMO Ashish Sharma then joins Jeff to answer these questions from a terrestrial perspective, and also discuss why enterprise end-users will maintain pace with consumers in driving 5G adoption.

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This episode will be the first of a pair of two-part episodes featuring satellite and terrestrial perspectives on 5G-enabled technologies. For our next episode, we'll be joined by Greg Quiggle, Vice President of Product Management at Kratos Defense and Space, and Alain Guigui, Chief Technologist of Business Solutions for Hewlett Packard Enterprise, for an in-depth look at cloud networking!

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Congratulations to Tara Halt, Aerospace Analyst at Bryce Space, for being our first On Orbit T-Shirt drawing winner! @cant_HALT_me Every Friday, Via Satellite will randomly select one listener to receive a free On Orbit T-Shirt. These are the cool black T-shirts with the On Orbit satellite imagery logo. To enter your name for the drawing, all you have to do is either retweet our episode posts on Twitter, or leave a comment or review on Apple, Google Play, Soundcloud, Stitcher, or any of our podcast platforms, or email your suggestions for an episode topic or guest to editor@viasatellite.com

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Space Politics of a Space Force w/ Vivienne Machi of Defense Daily Jun 11, 2019

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Most people are aware of the Trump administration's plans for a "Space Force," but few are clear on how it will fit within DoD structure, how it operate differently than existing organizations like the Air Force Space Command, and what it will look like if and when it survives scrutiny in Congress. To explain everything you need to know about Space Force, and other recent government/military space policy developments, we invited our good friend, Defense Daily space and Capitol Hill reporter Vivienne Machi, (@VivienneMachi) to join us for an interview. Vivienne takes us through the basics, answers my questions about the political and operative functions of a space force, and explains developments in space technology acquisition such as the establishment of the Space Development Agency.

Via Satellite will be holding a drawing for free On Orbit podcast T-shirts! These are black T-shirts with the cool satellite imagery On Orbit Podcast logo. To enter for a chance to win, all you have to do is one of the following: leave a review of the podcast on iTunes, follow us on Twitter @OnOrbitPodcast (all one word, no spaces) and retweet one of our episode links, or email us at editor@viasatellite.com with a suggestion for a future episode. We'll be drawing winners every week on Fridays and will continue while supplies last.

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3D Printed Rockets w/ Tim Ellis, CEO of Relativity (Live at SATELLITE 2019) May 28, 2019

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At SATELLITE 2019, Jeff hosted a fireside chat on 3D Printed rockets with Tim Ellis, CEO and Founder of Relativity, a unique launch service company that aims to print and launch entire rockets within 60 days. Tim tells the story of why he left a promising career as a 3D printing specialist at a major launch company to disrupt 60 years of established aerospace industry practices. He explains why investors like Marc Cuban are so excited about how 3D printing can help us get to Mars, and provides a detailed look into Relativity's in-house technology and Terran launch vehicle.

Launching Thousands of Smallsats w/ Jenny Barna (Live at SATELLITE 2019) May 14, 2019

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Jeff asks Spire's launch manager Jenny Barna why the satellite industry can't just sent satellites into orbit whenever they want. This episode addresses the launch bottleneck faced by operators looking to put tens of thousands of constellation satellites into space during the next few years. Jeff also speaks to Via Satellite editorial director Mark Holmes about the highlights of the first two days of the SATELLITE 2019 exhibition and conference in Washington D.C.

NOTE - Please excuse the background noise during the interviews. We were recording on the SATELLITE 2019 show floor during operating hours.

Space's Private Industry Ambassador w/ Jeff Matthews (Live at SATELLITE 2019) May 13, 2019

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Deloitte's Specialist Leader in Space Jeff Matthews sits with On Orbit host Jeff Hill to explain why all of these new industries are interested in investing in space. Commercial space customers used to be limited to military, broadcast networks, and ISP resellers. Now, insurance companies, manufacturers, transporters, retail, city planners, farmers... the list of commercial space "customers" is growing more diverse as new space-based capabilities evolve. What value do these new industry customers see in space?

Building Bridges Across the Digital Divide: Hybrid Satellite Networks May 13, 2019

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Our inaugural episode of On Orbit, titled "Building Bridges Across the Digital Divide: Hybrid Satellite Networks," focuses on the growing economic disparities between those with and without access to "affordable" high-speed internet. Host Jeffrey Hill opens the episode with a comparative review of the latest digital divide statistics from the ITC, FCC, and Microsoft, and a clear explanation of how organizations define "affordable broadband" and "reasonable access."

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