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Spherical Systems: Rebuilding Satellite Electronics from the Chip Up

The space industry relies on electronic designs rooted in a 50-year-old paradigm. Satellites, particularly the rapidly expanding small satellite and CubeSat market, are constrained by off-the-shelf components and fragmented integration processes. This approach limits performance, reliability, and scalability. Spherical

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PLD Space: A Decade to First Flight

The space launch industry is crowded with promises of rapid access and disruptive technology. PLD Space, a Spanish firm, offers a different narrative: a twelve-year trajectory from founding to its first successful suborbital flight. Founded in September 2011 by Raúl Torres, Raúl Verdú, and José E. Martínez, the company

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