Summer is a time for fun in the sun, for vacations, hobbies and taking a step back from the usual business of the industry. In this podcast series, we check in on what people in the industry are doing this summer, what they’re thinking about for the fall as they head out on vacation and what they're planning to do to when they return to make a better satellite world. The fifth episode of the 2021 Summer Fun series features a conversation between SSPI Director of Development and Innovation Lou Zacharilla and Derek Edinger, brewer and co-founder of Brewery Ardennes and former Chief Strategy Officer and co-founder of Ursa Space. Lou checks in with Derek on his summer plans and learns a bit about Brewery Ardennes and its excellent Belgian-style beers.

Derek Edinger is the brewer and co-founder of Brewery Ardennes, a craft brewery and hospitality destination in the New York Finger Lakes region. Their mission is to offer traditional and approachable Belgian-style beers in a unique and upscale setting. He is also an advisor and consultant to the satellite remote sensing, data analytics, and satellite technology and manufacturing industry. Derek was most recently Chief Strategy Officer and Co-founder of Ursa Space, a U.S.-based satellite intelligence company that provides business and government decision-makers access to on-demand analytic solutions. Prior to co-founding Ursa Space, he held senior management and engineering positions at Maxar (formerly Space/Systems Loral), Lockheed Martin Advanced Technology Center, and Raytheon (formerly Texas Instruments) where he was responsible for management of satellite technology research and development, satellite programs, advanced spacecraft materials and structures research, RF filter/multiplexer engineering and manufacturing, advanced antenna development, and structural design and analysis. As an engineer, Derek was a lead engineer responsible for mechanical design and analysis of advanced, precision spacecraft structures and airborne radar systems. He received a Promise Award from SSPI in 2007.

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