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Bridgit Mendler and Griffin Cleverly talk about building scalable ground stations for satellite networks; cyberattacks on automakers, lead in protein powder; look back at the 1986 Challenger disaster

Go/No-Go · 27 Oct 2025 · 1h 09m

What this episode covers

Bridgit Mendler, CEO, and Griffin Cleverly, CTO of Northwood Space, explain how they are building scalable, phased-array ground stations to connect with satellites, leveraging cellular supply chains to reduce costs and increase deployment speed. They discuss their 'novel in the aggregate' approach, in-house manufacturing strategy, and the complex regulatory hurdles of deploying a global network. The episode also covers recent manufacturing news, including a cyberattack on Jaguar Land Rover, nuclear waste regulations affecting Radiant's microreactors, lithium battery fires on Air China flights, and lead contamination in protein powders, before concluding with a detailed analysis of the organizational failures leading to the 1986 Challenger disaster.

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early-stage companies

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Companies
Northwood Space, Jaguar Land Rover, Radiant, Air China, Tyson, Agrostats, Real Page, Lumafield, SpaceX, Miter, Tata Group, NASA
Products
Challenger
Also
Consumer Reports, FCC

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