Abstract: There has been a recent global uptick in interest for activities in space. This renewed attention is mainly driven by growing commercial interest in space exploration. Utilizing space for commercial activities is currently feasible due to a reduction of entry barriers in the past decade.
During this talk, the speaker, will provide a brief introduction to space engineering and its growing prevalence. He will share a few insights on how ‘ease-of-access’ to space has opened new opportunities. Along with this, he will also speak about the recent trends in launch vehicle, spacecrafts and services market. In the end, he will discuss the current challenges that we face for sustainable space exploration and what the future holds for the space sector.
About the speaker: Mr. Ashvij Narayanan is trained as a mechanical engineer during his bachelors, and obtained his masters in space systems engineering from Delft university of technology.
During his career he has contributed to various satellite missions as a systems engineer. He was involved in spacecraft integration, testing, launch, and operation activities with a focus on small satellites.
Currently he works in the business development department at Berlin Space Technologies where he is responsible for mission analysis studies, spacecraft architecture definition, and technical feasibility analysis for customers. He is also responsible for the design and development of a modern spacecraft product line capable of hosting payloads up to 250 kg.