CARLSBAD, Calif., Feb. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Viasat
Inc. (NASDAQ: VSAT), a global communications
company, today announced that Viasat Executive
Chairman Mark Dankberg and
former NASA Administrator and current Viasat Board Member,
Jim Bridenstine, will provide a
keynote presentation at tomorrow's 7th Annual SmallSat
Symposium. The live keynote will be broadcast for free on
SatNews.com. It will also be recorded and available on-demand
following the event.
In a fireside chat, Dankberg and Bridenstine will discuss what's
needed to ensure safe access to space, specifically addressing ways
to ensure low earth orbit (LEO) does not become unusable. Topics to
be covered include: the need for domestic and international
cooperation and what is required to drive a global regulatory
framework; key issues around remediation and mitigation tactics
looking beyond space situational awareness and space traffic
management; and the overall implications, consequences and
significance of not taking action on the total space ecosystem.
Event details:
Date:
Wednesday, February 9, 2022
Time:
12:00pm – 12:45pm Pacific Time
Format:
Fireside chat
Webcast link:
https://news.satnews.com/2022/02/05/fireside-chat-smallsat-symposium-2022/
For specific conference information, or to register for the
SmallSat Symposium, please contact the organization directly.
The on-demand version of the keynote will be made available on
SatNews.com.
About SmallSat Symposium 2022
SmallSats now
account for 97% of satellites launched and almost half of all
upmass. With hundreds of SmallSat projects underway, this massive
shift in satellite markets is poised to only accelerate in the near
term. That being said, the SmallSat Symposium brings together
leaders focused on driving change and identifying critical trends
in the disruptive space technology industry. It presents an ideal
environment for open communications, important networking and
critical insight to be shared.
About Viasat
Viasat is a global communications
company that believes everyone and everything in the world can be
connected. For more than 35 years, Viasat has helped shape how
consumers, businesses, governments and militaries around the world
communicate. Today, the Company is developing the ultimate global
communications network to power high-quality, secure, affordable,
fast connections to impact people's lives anywhere they are—on the
ground, in the air or at sea. To learn more about Viasat,
visit: www.viasat.com, go to Viasat's Corporate Blog, or
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