San Francisco-based Spire Global is aiming to increase its national security capabilities. The firm, which has a constellation of 72 cubesats, has hired former US Marine Paul Damphousse to lead its national security work at its Spire Federal unit. He has subsequently worked in industry, most recently as a senior director of business development as SES Government Solutions, the division of satellite operator SES that works with U.S. government customers. Damphousse will liaise with Pentagon officials over Spire's potential applications. "We are looking for the next generation of space systems and we want to be able to provide them in an efficient way," said Damphousse. However, its ability to quickly add large numbers of payloads at low cost is of interest to the US government, said Peter Platzer, Spire’s CEO.
San Francisco-based Spire Global is aiming to increase its national security capabilities. The firm, which has a constellation of 72 cubesats, has hired former US Marine Paul Damphousse to lead its national security work at its Spire Federal unit. Damphousse will liaise with Pentagon officials over Spire's potential applications. "We are looking for the next generation of space systems and we want to be able to provide them in an efficient way," said Damphousse. However, its ability to quickly add large numbers of payloads at low cost is of interest to the US government, said Peter Platzer, Spire’s CEO.