If you’re millennial, You probably remember Teddy, the eldest sister of the Duncan family in Good luck Charlie! Bridgit Mendler She was the actress in charge of giving life to the friendly character of the successful Disney Channel series back in the distant 2010s.
After years waiting for his return to the entertainment industry, the 31-year-old American actress and singer surprised with the announcement that it will return to the public eye, but it was nothing like what was expected: now it is the CEO de Northwood Spacea startup focused on simplifying satellite communication of which she is co-founder.
For those who know the story of Bridgit Mendler this is no surprise, because after her years focused on acting, studied at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard Law School. He then worked for a time in the Space Office of the Federal Communications Commission, where he developed a deep interest in space law. Additionally, he has a long philanthropic career that has demonstrated his passion for social and environmental causes.
Northwood Space.
A year ago, with her husband since 2019, Griffin Cleverlyand his friend Shaurya Luthra, founded Northwood Space to mass produce teleports, thanks to which communication with satellites is possible. Griffin is the CTO of the El Segundo, California-based company.
Bridgit Mendler told CNBC that “vision is create a data highway between Earth and space […] space is getting easier in many different dimensions, but the actual exercise of sending data to and from space remains difficult; “You are having difficulty finding an access point to contact your satellite.”
The name of their venture comes from a trip they took to a lake in New Hampshire, where they came up with the idea while spending time with their family during the Covid-19 pandemic. “While everyone else was preparing their sourdoughs, we were building antennas with garbage we found at Home Depot… and we received data from satellites [de la Administración Nacional Oceánica y Atmosférica]”, he told the same medium.