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Global Satellites, with Tina Ghataore (Aerospacelab)

30/07/2024
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This week's Pathfinder guest is Tina Ghataore, Chief Strategy and Revenue Officer at Aerospacelab as well as CEO of Aerospacelab N.A. With a background in aerospace engineering and extensive experience in business development and strategy, Tina has been instrumental in taking products and services to market in both large and small companies.

Aerospacelab is a Belgium-based company specializing in satellite platforms and components. Our conversation with Tina covers the fascinating world of satellite technology and Aerospacelab's role in it. We explore

  • The vision of founder, Benoît Deper, and the company's growth over the past six years
  • Approach to building and launching satellites
  • The significance of vertical integration
  • Challenges and opportunities in the commercial and government satellite markets
  • The role of Aerospacelab North America in expanding capabilities

And much more...
 

• Chapters •

00:00 - Intro

01:04 - About Tina and her path to Aerospacelab

04:44 - Why Aerospacelab?

06:24 - Aerospacelab's history and Tina's division

09:38 - Why does Aerospacelab need a division focused on North American clients?

12:20 - Market opportunity and distinguishing from their competitors

17:29 - Gauging SpaceX's long-term bus desires

19:44 - Current and future product roadmap

23:53 - How is Aerospacelab currently building satellites

27:43 - Aerospacelab's max satellite capacity

31:49 - Customer base

36:41 - How is Aerospacelab funded?

39:15 - 10 year vision

42:06 - Space in the Middle East

50:32 - Startups that Tina is excited about

53:54 - What does Tina do for fun?

 

• Show notes •

Aerospacelab’s website — https://www.aerospacelab.com/

Aerospacelab’s socials — https://twitter.com/aerospacelab_

Tina’s socials — https://twitter.com/Tina_Ghataore

Mo's socials — https://twitter.com/itsmoislam

Payload’s socials — https://twitter.com/payloadspace / https://www.linkedin.com/company/payloadspace

Pathfinder archive — Watch: https://www.youtube.com/@payloadspace

Pathfinder archive — Listen: https://pod.payloadspace.com/episodes

 

• About us •

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