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Former Disney star Bridgit Mendler talks scaling connectivity and resilience for space
Former Disney Channel star and singer Bridget Mendler took the stage at TechCrunch Disrupt on Monday to detail how her startup, Northwood Space, is investing in a forgotten part of the space industry: ground infrastructure.
Northwood is aiming to help companies hit the performance levels that support the majority of space missions, and have it at a price point where they can proliferate a network. Before adding space startup CEO to her résumé, Mendler was largely known for her hit show “Good Luck Charlie” and her music career. I was actually filming a movie in Massachusetts, and it was nearby to the MIT Media Lab, and I went to visit and I was just struck by all these projects really focused on technology and humanity and meaningful progress for the world.”
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