Satellite Company\’s Plan Will Boost The Space Coast

According to an article in the Orlando Sentinel, Satellite company OneWeb, plans to launch up to 900 new satellites starting next year! They will be looking to hire senior-level engineers on the Space Coast.

The company hasn’t officially announced a Florida location yet, but its website shows job postings in Melbourne, about 40 miles south of Kennedy Space Center — which is a pretty good sign the company has plans for the region.

Space Florida is about to award a new major contract to build a 120,000-square-foot spacecraft-assembly building at Kennedy Space Center. Although Space Florida would not confirm the tenant, among many possibilities, a likely occupants is OneWeb, which did not return the Orlando Sentinel\’s requests for comment.

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