Fudge Factor Links Roundup
Recent newsletter links and Astranis
Once upon a time, my blog was ridiculed by prolific peers as being a vacant wasteland until my end of year post. That was true then.
Times change. This is not that end of year post but is a list of newsletter links that are “Fudge Factor” approved and adds another company to the list of companies to watch.
European Space Agency (ESA)
Delightfully Space Related (via The Crux Weekly)
- Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) and DIY polarimetric SAR drone
- Locate the ISS using DNS
- CRASH (Collision Realization And Significant Harm) Clock
- “An Orbital House of Cards: Frequent Megaconstellation Close Conjunctions” by Thiele, Heiland, Boley, & Lawler
Somewhat Space Related (via Sentiers)
- Photographing the Andromeda Galaxy for 10 Seconds vs 10 Hours
- China takes drone display world record with ~16,000 drones
The Astranis timeline so far
- 2018 - $13.5M Series A
- 2020 - $90M Series B
- 2021 - $250M Series C
- 2025 - Dedicated MicroGEO satellite for Taiwan
