Tyto Athene - Victoria Da Poian and Peter O'Donoghue

No matter the industry, cybersecurity, IT modernization and systems integration are critical to success, and space is no exception. On this edition of The Ex Terra Podcast, Tom Patton talks with Victoria Da Poian, Lead Data Scientist, and Peter O'Donoghue, Chief Technology Officer at Tyto Athene.

"Everything is a set of either always connected or ephemerally connected things that actually produce or create data." Peter O’Donoghue

The company focuses on secure communications, mission-critical IT infrastructure, and digital transformation for government agencies and defense organizations.

While their core business is not explicitly focused on the space sector, their capabilities in secure communications, cybersecurity, and IT solutions are increasingly relevant to modern space operations, particularly in defense-related satellite communications (SATCOM), ground station infrastructure, and space-based networking.

"Everything is a set of either always connected or ephemerally connected things that actually produce or create data," O'Donoghue said. "We need to be able to understand that data and exploit it to actually generate better mission outcomes."

Tyto Athene leverages the experience of highly cleared personnel, state-of-the-art modeling & simulation (M&S) capabilities, and cleared facilities to optimize satellite operations, situational awareness, and mission execution. By integrating robust cybersecurity, AI-driven analytics, and M&S solutions with intelligent automation, Tyto accelerates agencies’ innovation in the final frontier to help reaffirm our nation’s dominance in space.