Ground Infrastructure
topic on 2 shows · 4 statements across 2 episodes
4 statements about Ground Infrastructure, every show
Mendler: Current ground infrastructure lacks capacity for future space missions
“Today the state of that ground infrastructure is really lacking in the capacity and volume that it can support for the future of space missions”
Mendler: Building and launching satellites is faster than connecting them
“So, you know, you could build a satellite and launch it faster than you could actually connect with it from the ground, which just seemed absurd.”
Mendler: Power limits space data generation while ground infrastructure limits throughput
“I mean, like, our biased answer is that ground is, is really critical for that. Obviously, it's not the only thing. Like, I think you know, to unlock the innovation, like, you know, power is a huge constraint for space, and so, you know, being able to do more …”
Mendler: Traditional defense procurement cannot scale fast enough for proliferated satellites
“Like, you can't have the same models of procurement if you're talking about proliferated systems where you need to just have such a huge increase in ground infrastructure in such a short period of time. You need to look at different models.”