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https://www.swarm.space/

Swarm is a team of explorers, researchers, and operators. Swarm's team members work on R&D, satellite and ground hardware, and prototype builds out of an airplane hangar in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Dr. Sara Spangelo

Co-founder and CEO

Dr. Sara Spangelo has worked on developing small satellites and autonomous aircraft at the University of Michigan and as a lead systems engineer at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab (JPL) and Google X. Her expertise is in modeling and optimizing satellite constellations to maximize impact and business opportunities. Sara holds a PhD in aerospace engineering from the University of Michigan and in 2017 was a Top 32 Canadian astronaut candidate.

Dr. Ben Longmier

Co-founder and CTO

Dr. Ben Longmier was previously the Founder and CEO of Aether Industries (acquired by Apple in 2015). While at Apple, Ben led an Aerospace R&D effort for several company objectives. Prior to working at Apple, Ben was a tenure track Assistant Professor of Aerospace Engineering at the University of Michigan. Ben holds a PhD in Engineering Physics from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and worked as a Postdoctoral Fellow at NASA-JSC

http://www.fortune.com/2018/12/21/swarm-technologies-fcc-satellite/

“The seemingly modest penalties imposed for the unauthorized launch—plus the FCC’s willingness to approve Swarm’s more recent launches—don’t sound like much of a deterrent to future bad actors. But the agency’s significant attention on the unauthorized launch, plus the years of monitoring requirements and all the bad publicity convinces longtime satellite industry consultant Tim Farrar that notice has been served.”

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