Chitra Sethi

SAE Media Group announced the winners of its Rising Star Awards: Women in Engineering program today during a live online event attended by participants across the globe. This prestigious program honors exceptional women engineers who are not only making remarkable strides in their fields but also lighting the way for future generations. Their achievements, leadership, and dedication continue to inspire and elevate the engineering community.

SAE Media Group announced the winners of its Rising Star Awards: Women in Engineering program today during a live online event attended by participants across the globe. This prestigious program honors exceptional women engineers who are not only making remarkable strides in their fields but also lighting the way for future generations. Their achievements, leadership, and dedication continue to inspire and elevate the engineering community.

Chitra Sethi Optical space communication that uses lasers instead of radio waves to transmit data between spacecraft or from space to Earth offers enormous potential but also faces several technical challenges. Because optical systems can transmit far more date per second than traditional radio systems, they are critical for missions to the Moon, Mars, and beyond, so overcoming these challenges can unlock a new era of space-based connectivity.