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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Colorado Spring, CO, April 10, 2024 – PlaneWave Instruments, a leading provider of advanced Optical Ground Stations, and Miratlas, an innovative company specializing in atmospheric monitoring technology, are proud to announce their strategic partnership aimed at advancing the field of direct-to-Earth laser communications. Miratlas, founded in 2018 by CEO Jean-Édouard Communal, Ph.D., […]

Optical Testing at PlaneWave At PlaneWave, our observatory system testing is more rigorous, thorough, and intentional than any of our competitors. When we set out to create the perfect telescope, we found the testing processes, systems, and software that existed did not meet our high standards. PlaneWave has continually developed and refined our testing methods, […]

When PlaneWave’s CEO, Richard Hedrick, was working towards a degree in physics at El Camino College in 1990, he didn’t know attending a talk by El Camino astronomy professor and professional astronomer Perry Hacking would change the course of his life forever.  During his independent study under Dr. Hacking, Richard discovered a passion for astronomy […]

Over the past several months, the PlaneWave team has significantly debated the decision to increase product pricing. It had been our hope that the material cost trends would stabilize and reverse before we had to take action. Unfortunately, the cost of steel, aluminum, optical substrates, electronic components, and even resins has not rewarded such optimism. […]