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#25: From Concept to Operations: How to Build a Satellite Constellation with John Springmann, Tomorrow.io
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In this episode, I am speaking with John Springmann, VP of Space at Tomorrow.io. Prior to Tomorrow, John worked at Blacksky and Rocket lab and has extensive experience in building and launching satellites, that is, taking a concept on a slide deck to operations on-orbit.
We discuss trends in the space industry, and what's changed from an engineering standpoint, John's experiences at Blacksky building their EO satellites, Rocket Lab building Photon as well as what we are building at Tomorrow.io.
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01:05: John's story
04:40: What's changed in space from an engineering standpoint?
06:37: Is space really "democratized"? Can space be "outsourced"?
11:45: Some surprising trends in the space industry
16:55: What's the easiest type of satellite to build and launch
20:20: John's experience at Blacksky building EO satellites
22:11: Engineering challenges before & during NewSpace era
31:29: John's experience at Rocket Lab building Photon
37:58: What we are building at Tomorrow.io
44:35: Wrap-up
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78 episodes
Archived series ("Inactive feed" status)
When? This feed was archived on May 24, 2025 05:13 (). Last successful fetch was on June 30, 2023 17:06 ()
Why? Inactive feed status. Our servers were unable to retrieve a valid podcast feed for a sustained period.
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Manage episode 310784037 series 2996346
In this episode, I am speaking with John Springmann, VP of Space at Tomorrow.io. Prior to Tomorrow, John worked at Blacksky and Rocket lab and has extensive experience in building and launching satellites, that is, taking a concept on a slide deck to operations on-orbit.
We discuss trends in the space industry, and what's changed from an engineering standpoint, John's experiences at Blacksky building their EO satellites, Rocket Lab building Photon as well as what we are building at Tomorrow.io.
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01:05: John's story
04:40: What's changed in space from an engineering standpoint?
06:37: Is space really "democratized"? Can space be "outsourced"?
11:45: Some surprising trends in the space industry
16:55: What's the easiest type of satellite to build and launch
20:20: John's experience at Blacksky building EO satellites
22:11: Engineering challenges before & during NewSpace era
31:29: John's experience at Rocket Lab building Photon
37:58: What we are building at Tomorrow.io
44:35: Wrap-up
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