Peter Mendham
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@PeterMendham
Part of the @BrightAscension team, bringing innovative software to new space: pico, nano, small and bigger.
Since launching on Friday, EIRSAT-1 has circled the Earth 34 times! Signals from EIRSAT-1 have been acquired both at our own ground station and by many brilliant radio enthusiasts all around the world. @AmsatUK @SatNOGS @SDRadioClub
EIRSAT-1 SIGNAL RECEIVED!
Although I spend my time predominantly in Earth observation, one area of the space industry that interests me a lot (given my software past) is creating and owning the software stack for space. Immense potential for big recurring revenues and impact in the industry!
1/ For years, a friend (“RD”) and I trade examples we find of “Nominative Determinism”— —when someone’s name possibly maybe influenced what they ended up doing in their career (or otherwise and most probably just hilarious coincidence)... Like... aldosohm.com
Ironically, despite the purported evidence for the phenomenon, the fact that the two younger (lower?) Limbs followed their parents (upper Limbs?) into their profession hints at a role for familial influence in determining careers, in medicine at least. 18/23 (Image @josephmdurso)
@PeterMendham, our CEO, was in Edinburgh this week to take part in a #UKSpace Accelerator Trajectory event and share his views, advice and insights on growing a company in the #spaceindustry. Thank you, @spacegovuk, for the opportunity! #newspace #space
