Spaceq

My guest this week is Rafael Jorda Siquier, CEO of Open Cosmos.Rafael and some of his colleagues had an idea 10 years ago to make space more accessible. To bring that idea to fruition took many years of schooling and then working in the industry. The result was the creation of Open Cosmos, a company dedicated to providing inexpensive space missions using small satellites in low earth orbit an eventually beyond low earth orbit. Not content to just build satellites, they offer an end-to-end service. From the satellite, to procuring the launch, arranging ground station access for data, and even making sure all the proper paperwork for whatever regulatory needs, are in place. The story of how Open Cosmos came to be, its philosophy, mission and success to date, are one all entrepreneurs and those wanting to create a new space company should hear. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.