“Ground Control to Major Tom,” the evergreen lyrics to David Bowie’s 70s hit, Space Oddity. What’s odd is that, despite huge advances in satellites themselves, much of the physical infrastructure connecting those spacecraft to Earth still relies on large mechanically steered dishes, a model increasingly strained by the rise of massive low-Earth-orbit constellations.
Category: Telecommunications, Technology
Tags: UC San Diego, Antenna, Satellite, Spacecraft