October 4-11, 2021 is World Space Week – the largest space event on Earth declared by the United Nations (UN). The theme for 2021 is “Women in Space,” inspiring the next generation and celebrating the accomplishments and contributions of women to the space...
15 years ago, on September 21, 2006, Matt Desch became Iridium’s Chief Executive Officer. After cycling though five CEOs in five years, Iridium welcomed Matt, who proceeded to lead Iridium through its Initial Public Offering, the Iridium NEXT constellation replacement...
MCLEAN, Va., September 16, 2021 – Iridium Communications Inc. (Nasdaq: IRDM) is proud to share that it received the Mobile Satellite Users Association’s (MSUA) 2021 Top Connected Mobile Platform Innovation Award for Iridium GMDSS. As the world’s first and only...
MCLEAN, Va., September 14, 2021 – Iridium Communications Inc. (Nasdaq: IRDM) is proud to share that the International Monohull Open Class Association (IMOCA) has extended its relationship naming Iridium and Thales as its official communications partners. IMOCA...
In July of 2021, Travis Ludlow broke the Guinness World Record to become the youngest person to fly solo around the world in a single-engine aircraft at the age of 18 (and 149 days). This was not an easy feat – Travis spent many hours practicing and preparing for this...
Congratulations on all your success throughout your career! How long have you been working at Iridium? I started working on Iridium in September of 1997, and with the exception of about 2-3 years, I have been with Iridium ever since! So, you returned to Iridium after...
Congratulations on your recent successful completion of the ‘impossible route’ through Death Valley! Can you tell us more about what inspired you to create Impossible Routes? Thank you! The Impossible Route concept was a natural extension of my wish to test the limits...
Over 30 years ago, captain Hernán Álvarez Forn built the Pequod sailboat and became the first to sail from Argentina to Antarctica. After restoring the old and forgotten boat, Manuel Pardi recreated Peqoud’s voyage to Antarctica. Learn more about Manuel and Peqoud’s...
Operation Arctic Lynx (OAL) is a partnership-driven field demonstration of Iridium® and Iridium Connected® technology over a two-plus week period, primarily focused above 60 degrees north latitude and stretching as far as 82 degrees north latitude. Iridium is the only...
