Mendler: Northwood aims to be an index for the space industry
Bridgit Mendler · Bridgit Mendler Gives Us the First Tour of Northwood's New HQ + Factory · Aug 31, 2026 · at 33:24
Bridgit Mendler, co-founder and CEO of Northwood Space, discusses the company's ground station network strategy with Sourcery host Molly O'Shea.
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“We want to basically like be an index for space where whatever use case winds up panning out for space, we're able to support it.”
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