Listen to Colonel Michael Christensen, currently stationed at the Pentagon and serving as the director of test and evaluation for the US Space Force. Discover why it's imperative to transform our testing approach to meet the unique challenges of space. Learn about the significance of integrated testing and why involving real operators in test teams is crucial to ensure testing meets the demands of end operators. Colonel Christensen discusses the importance of modeling and simulation in stress-testing systems before construction begins. He underscores the necessity of collaboration with mission partners to fulfill the critical roles and functions of the Space Force. Additionally, he addresses the difficulty of shifting mindsets to effectively operate in contested environments.
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178 - Software, Satellites and a More Dynamic World
176 - Space Entrepreneurship, Vertical Markets and Commercial Critical Infrastructure
175 - Spectrum Sharing, Laser Networks and Open Access
174 - Mission Critical Comms on the Move, Multi-Orbit Handovers and Zero Packet Loss
173 - Satellite Industry Softwarization, On-Board AI and Flying Routers in Space
172 - Mainstreaming Satellite, Embracing MEF Standards and Enabling Service Delivery in Minutes
171 - Standardization, Reconfiguring the Ground Segment and Meeting Gigabit per Second Demand
Special Release - The Opportunities, Challenges and Future of the Middle East Space Sector
170 - Venture Capital, Clean Tech, and AI: Investing in Space in 2024
169 - Commercial Data, Open Source Intelligence and Moving at the Speed of Technology
168 - Digital Twins, the Engineering Metaverse and Potential for Breakthrough Designs
167 - Space Sustainability, the White House LEO strategy, and Not Your Parents' Moon
166 - HAPS or MISHAPS, An Evolving Journey and Stratospheric Opportunities
165 - Hybrid Space Architecture, Digital Twins and Free Space Optics
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164 - Generative AI: the Opportunities, Risks and Future in the Space Industry
163 - Space Computers, Reprogrammable Payloads and the Satellite SWaP Game
162 - Space Research Pre-NASA, the Next Generation of Scientists and Collaborating on an International Scale
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