Astranis secured a U.S. Space Force contract in six weeks
John Gedmark · A New Golden Age of Space with John Gedmark · Feb 6, 2023 · at 9:14
John Gedmark is the co-founder and CEO of Astranis. He discusses working with U.S. Space Force General Michael Guetlein to build resilient satellite constellations.
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“So I'm very proud to say that visit was extremely fruitful, and we are now on a new contract that General Gutlein was able to put in place in just six weeks from when he visited and we are off and rolling on that.”
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