NSLComm sent its first satellite NSLSat-1 into orbit in July on a Russian Soyuz rocket. The satellite, built by AAC Clyde, deployed a flexible 60-centimeter dish antenna designed for high throughput communications.

“As a part of the New Space industry I see no reason why I am replacing my laptop every two years but a satellite is replaced every six years,” said Raz Itzhaki, NSLComm CEO and co-founder. “We constantly improve, launch test, improve launch test.”

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Debra Werner is a correspondent for SpaceNews based in San Francisco. Debra earned a bachelor’s degree in communications from the University of California, Berkeley, and a master’s degree in Journalism from Northwestern University. She is a recipient...