A decade ago, the space technology company Stellar Exploration needed about three years to build, test and deliver a small satellite propulsion system. Today, the same system takes about a year. Increasingly, customers are requesting deliveries in half that time. “That’s not reasonable, but people have no hesitation asking,” said CEO Tomas Svitek. “In the […]
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A decade ago, the space technology company Stellar Exploration needed about three years to build, test and deliver a small satellite propulsion system. Today, the same system takes about a year. Increasingly, customers are requesting deliveries in half that time. “That’s not reasonable, but people have no hesitation asking,” said CEO Tomas Svitek. “In the […]
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