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Q&A WITH THE CEO OF INMARSAT

Melissa Brobby interviews Rajeev Suri

Your report, ‘What on Earth is the value of space?’, was released recently. What was it about?

The report is the largest ever survey of public perceptions of space globally and included more than 20,000 people in 11 countries. The reason we did it is because we wanted to understand the public perception. What do people feel about space? Do people understand

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