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An Interview with Shaun Meehan - Doctiloquent Dove Deployer

The Amp Hour · 15 Oct 2014 · 2h 19m · Episode 220

What this episode covers

Shaun Meehan, an electronics designer at Planet Labs, discusses his journey from building sugar rockets and industrial robots to working on CubeSats. He details the technical challenges of designing agile, commercial-off-the-shelf based satellites, including power systems, FPGA compression, and autonomous mission control. Meehan also recounts his unique experience wintering over at the South Pole, highlighting the isolation and technical work involved in maintaining communications infrastructure in extreme environments.

Most relevant to

early-stage companies

Topics

Mentioned

Companies
Planet Labs
Products
Fred, Lefty, Abb IRB 2000, Dove, CubeSat, IceCube
Chips
FPGA, thyrotron

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