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Candace Johnson built satellite systems and now wants to transform Singapore into a space superpower

The serial entrepreneur who shattered satellite monopolies believes the city-state can become Asia’s space hub.

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ST20250804_202596200686/khcandace/Brian Teo/Wong Kim Hoh/Profile of Ms Candace Johnson, co-founder of Societe Europeenne des Satellites (SES), at the Kacific Broadband Satellites office on Aug 4, 2025. ST PHOTO: BRIAN TEO

Charming and articulate, serial entrepreneur Candace Johnson likes to tell people she was born in space.

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