Uwe Sterr was born in Stuttgart, Germany, in 1966. He received the B.Sc. degree in communications technology from the University of Applied Science Esslingen, Esslingen am Neckar, Germany, in 1992, the M.Sc. degree in digital data communication systems from the University of Brunel, Uxbridge, U.K., in 1994, and the Ph.D. degree in antenna technique from the University of London, Queen Mary, and Westfield College, London, U.K., in 1998. Since 1998, he has been working in the field of optical intersatellite communication. He was in charge of the in-orbit verification of Tesat-Spacecom’s LEO-LEO system and takes part in the in-orbit verification of Tesat-Spacecom’s GEO-LEO system. Since 2010, he has been the CEO of the Satellite Telecommunication Consulting Company ST2C, Esslingen, Germany. ST2C develops simulation tool for beaconless spatial acquisition systems and supports in-orbit activities of laser communication systems