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021 | From Cloud To Orbit: Building The Space Tech Layer
In this episode of the German Innovators Podcast, Johannes sits down with Jack Al-Kahwati—an entrepreneur working inside the U.S. government’s space innovation ecosystem—to unpack how the “space layer” is emerging much like cloud computing did a decade ago. Jack explains why the real bottleneck is data aggregation, how command-and-control and space situational awareness become foundations for a new application layer in orbit, and why “mission decision cycle” thinking is replacing older frameworks. We also explore what middle powers like Germany and Australia can prioritize—self-sufficiency…
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