# Out of This World: The Latest from Space

- Show: [EE Times Current](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current)
- Published: 2021-12-03
- Length: 25m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2021-12-03-out-of-this-world-the-latest-from-space
- Listen: https://www.eetimes.com/podcasts/wb-ep163/

## Summary

EE Times editor-in-chief Brian Santo speaks with veteran aerospace editor George Leopold about two major upcoming space launches: the Laser Communications Relay Demonstration (LCRD) and the James Webb Space Telescope. Leopold explains that LCRD aims to establish high-bandwidth laser communications from geosynchronous orbit to ground stations in California and Hawaii, addressing the spectrum congestion caused by satellite constellations like SpaceX's Starlink. The conversation also covers the dangers of space debris following a Russian anti-satellite test, which forced International Space Station crew members into emergency vehicles, and the high-risk deployment of the James Webb Space Telescope, which faces multiple points of failure in its complex unfolding sequence.

## Chapters

- [0:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2021-12-03-out-of-this-world-the-latest-from-space#t=0) Introduction and DOD Cloud Contracts
- [4:20](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2021-12-03-out-of-this-world-the-latest-from-space#t=260) Laser Communications Relay Demonstration (LCRD)
- [13:02](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2021-12-03-out-of-this-world-the-latest-from-space#t=782) Space Debris and Militarization Risks
- [18:21](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2021-12-03-out-of-this-world-the-latest-from-space#t=1101) James Webb Space Telescope Launch and Risks

## Topics

- [Wireless & RF](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/wireless-and-rf)
- [Policy, trade & tariffs](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/policy-trade-and-tariffs)
- [Careers & education](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/engineering-careers-and-education)
- [AI & machine learning](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/ai-and-machine-learning)

## Most relevant to

large enterprises

## Mentioned

- James Webb Space Telescope (product)
- Laser Communications Relay Demonstration (product)
- Starlink (product)
- SpaceX (company)
- Northrop Grumman (company)
- Hubble (product)
- JWCC (product)
- JEDI (product)
- Microsoft (company)
- Amazon (company)
- Google (company)

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