Nominated for Go Global Awards 2025 — What It Means for Us
By Lijie Zhu
When I first received word that Interstellar Communication Holdings Inc. had been nominated for the 2025 Go Global Awards, I paused.
Not because I didn’t believe in the work we were doing — I do. Fiercely. But because recognition, especially on an international stage, always brings with it a moment of reflection. What does this actually mean? For our team. For our partners. For what we’re building. For space, even.
The Go Global Awards aren’t your usual pat-on-the-back ceremony. They’re hosted by the International Trade Council and bring together companies from all over the world — from healthcare and logistics to aerospace and agritech. These aren’t just winners in their own markets. These are the doers, the builders, the quietly persistent.
So yes, this nomination matters. And here’s why.
A Chance to Step Outside Our Own Orbit
Running a company that deals with space technology — especially micro-space — often means working in deep focus. We’re immersed in telemetry, or antenna calibration, or regulatory filings, or soldering boards that weigh less than a slice of toast. It’s all very specific. Purposeful. But also... narrow.
Being nominated for something like the Go Global Awards offers a rare chance to step back and ask bigger questions:
How are we affecting people beyond our mission control?
What ripple effects do our satellites have in education, access, and equity?
How do we scale sustainably, ethically, and openly?
This nomination nudges us to zoom out — to see the larger landscape we’re moving through, and contributing to.
Recognition Without the Gloss
This isn’t about glitz.
The Go Global Awards aren’t trying to turn us into celebrities. They’re about substance — recognizing companies that take risks, challenge the expected, and work with both ambition and intention.
We didn’t build HADES‑ICM for applause. We built it because we believe that space should be accessible. That small satellites can serve big ideas. That curiosity and creativity shouldn’t be gated by budget or geography.
Being nominated doesn’t validate that mission. It amplifies it. It tells us there are others — across industries and continents — who value the same things.
An Invitation to Collaborate
Awards sometimes feel final, like the last page of a story. But this one feels like a preface.
The event in London this November — it isn’t just a ceremony. It’s a gathering. Of innovators. Of thinkers. Of companies with roots in one country and ideas that stretch around the world.
We’re not just going to shake hands. We’re going to talk. Share. Challenge each other. Forge new partnerships in areas we haven’t even touched yet — maybe agri-tech, maybe ocean health, maybe machine learning for orbital forecasting. Who knows?
What I do know is that space shouldn’t be isolated. And this nomination puts us in a room full of people who feel the same way about their own fields.
That’s powerful.
A Quiet Moment of Gratitude
It’s easy to get swept up in future-planning and long-range goals. But this nomination also offers something quieter: the chance to say thank you.
To the people on our team soldering boards at 2 AM. To those answering student emails about how to track HADES‑ICM with a wire coat hanger and a cheap SDR dongle. To the volunteers logging beacon data from rooftops in Slovakia, Nigeria, and Chile.
Recognition like this is a ripple made possible by dozens of hands.
It’s as much theirs as it is ours.
Looking Ahead
We’ve got work to do. More PocketQubes in development. An app launching soon. And always, the next question: how do we make space feel personal for someone who’s never thought of it as “theirs”?
That’s the mission. That’s the thread we’re following.
And that’s what we’ll carry with us to London in November.
Because the Go Global Awards aren’t just a milestone — they’re a reminder that the sky is not the limit. It’s the start.
