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Podcast: The Amp Hour Electronics Podcast
Episode: #705 – Psst…Hey buddy, wanna buy an Octopus?
Description:
Contextual Electronics is “still a thing”.
Sydney hosted the International Astronautical Congress (IAC). The IAC is the “big space event of the year,” held annually in a different city.
Chris noted that US space funding seems low, leading some friends to move from NASA to private industry.
Dave recorded two walkaround videos: a 30-minute bird’s eye view using a GoPro on a pole and a physical hour-long walkaround.
Large companies had private stands, while smaller, two-man companies had sub-booths within their country’s larger rented stand (e.g., South Africa, Germany, Poland).
Niche companies included those selling “space connecto...