From Orbit to Ocean: The Impact of Satellite Technology on Our Blue Economy | American Blue Economy Podcast

April 18, 2023

Unleashing the power of satellite technology in Blue Economy

On this month's episode of the American Blue Economy Podcast, our host Rear Admiral, Tim Gallaudet, PhD, US Navy (ret) conducts the 4th in a series on technology in the American Blue Economy. While his most recent shows looked at Unmanned Systems, Biotechnology, and Artificial Intelligence in the Blue Economy, this latest episode explores space – specifically satellite technology - in the American Blue Economy. Gallaudet previously wrote about these capabilities in RealClearScience with an article titled 7 Technologies Revolutionizing Our Understanding of the Ocean. Today he is joined by four guests who are world-class leaders in space technologies used for ocean understanding, conservation, and sustainable use. They are Natasha McCrady, Director of Government Solutions, for Tomorrow.io,  Mark Lorden, Co-founder & Chief Development Officer at Exo-Space, Jessica Hulsey, Director of Government Services, Xona Space Systems, and John Fisher , President, Brandywine Photonics. Tune in if you want to be taken out of this world!

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Adm. Tim Gallaudet

Rear Admiral Gallaudet, PhD, USN (ret) is the CEO of Ocean STL Consulting. From 2017-2021, he served as the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere / Deputy NOAA Administrator, and from 2017-2019 he also served as the Acting Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere / NOAA Administrator. As Acting Administrator, he led the agency comprised of 20,000 federal employees and contractors managing the nation’s fisheries, coastal resources and waterways, weather satellites, weather services, and environmental research, overseeing a $6B annual budget and daily operations of 18 environmental satellites, 16 oceanographic ships, 9 aircraft, 450 boats, and 400 technical divers, 6 supercomputers, over a dozen laboratories, and several hundred field sites across the country. As the Deputy Administrator, he led NOAA’s Blue Economy activities that advance marine transportation, sustainable seafood, ocean exploration and mapping, marine tourism and recreation, and coastal resilience. Prior to NOAA, Rear Admiral Gallaudet served for 32 years in the US Navy, completing his career as the Oceanographer of the Navy. He has a Bachelor’s degree from the US Naval Academy, and Master’s and Doctoral degrees from Scripps Institution of Oceanography, all in oceanography.