How the smallsat business is evolving: Excerpts from the Space Minds podcast

by Mike GrussSeptember 5, 2025September 4, 2025

Sir Martin Sweeting, chairman, Surrey Satellite Technology Limited; Gabe Zimmerman, director of the in space product line, Ursa Major; Tom Walkinshaw, CEO and co-founder, alba orbital; Todd Master, chief operating officer, Umbra

During the 39th annual Small Satellite Conference in Salt Lake City, Utah, in August, SpaceNews hosted a group of industry leaders on our Space Minds podcast to discuss the latest in smallsats and where this part of the industry is headed. These excerpts from our conversations, which have been lightly edited for clarity and brevity, […]

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Mike Gruss

Mike Gruss is the chief content and strategy officer at SpaceNews. From 2013 to 2016 he was a senior reporter at SpaceNews covering military space. Previously, he was editor in chief of Sightline Media Group and worked as a reporter and columnist for... More by Mike Gruss