T+313: Starlink, Kuiper, Project Bromo, and More (with Caleb Henry)

Caleb Henry, Director of Research at Quilty Space, joins me (in studio!) to talk about Starlink V3, Starlink satellite relay, Kuiper’s rollout, the Airbus-Thales-Leonardo merger, and the future of Iridium. This episode of Main Engine Cut Off is brought to you by 32 executive producers—Heiko, Joonas, Joel, The Astrogators at SEE, Russell, Joakim, Tim Dodd (the Everyday Astronaut!), Natasha Tsakos, David, Steve, Josh from Impulse, Will and Lars from Agile, Better Every Day Studios, Jan, Fred, Warren, Kris, Pat, Donald, Matt, Frank, Stealth Julian, Ryan, Theo and Violet, Lee, and four anonymous—and hundreds of supporters. Topics Caleb Henry (@ChenrySpace) / X The OneWeb Book | Caleb Henry | Substack Quilty Space Satellite operators will soon join airlines in using Starlink in-flight Wi-Fi - Ars Technica Starlink mini lasers to link Muon Space satellites for near real-time connectivity - SpaceNews Project Kuiper plots broadband services in five countries by end of March - SpaceNews Airbus, Leonardo and Thales agree to combine space businesses - SpaceNews Project Bromo: An Escape Hatch, Not a Fortress Iridium pulls $1 billion 2030 service revenue goal amid SpaceX’s D2D push - SpaceNews The Show Like the show? Support the show on Patreon or Substack! Email your thoughts, comments, and questions to anthony@mainenginecutoff.com Follow @WeHaveMECO Follow @meco@spacey.space on Mastodon Listen to MECO Headlines Listen to Off-Nominal Join the Off-Nominal Discord Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Overcast, Pocket Casts, Spotify, Google Play, Stitcher, TuneIn or elsewhere Subscribe to the Main Engine Cut Off Newsletter Artwork photo by NASA Work with me and my design and development agency: Pine Works