Speaking at a Feb. 8, 2023 ground segment panel at the 2023 SmallSat Symposium were (left to right) Chris Stott, ManSat executive chairman, Jai Dialani, Leaf Space USA managing director, Christopher Richins, RBC Signals founder and CEO, Dan Adams, KSAT USA CEO, Pam Lugos, CPI Satcom Products vice president for business development, and Tony Wilkey, AvL Technologies executive vice president. Credit: SpaceNews/Debra Werner

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. – Space startups often make the mistake of waiting too long to establish the ground infrastructure to support their satellites.

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Debra Werner is a correspondent for SpaceNews based in San Francisco. Debra earned a bachelor’s degree in communications from the University of California, Berkeley, and a master’s degree in Journalism from Northwestern University. She is a recipient...