Startup Space Winner Dr. Luisa Buinhas of Vyoma Balances Building Tech and Building Her Business

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">On this episode of On Orbit, we welcome the grand prize winner of the 2022 Startup Space entrepreneur pitch contest, Dr. Luisa Buinhas. She is the co-founder of</span> <strong>Vyoma Space</strong><span style= "font-weight: 400;">, a space debris mitigation technology company based in Germany. With a background in aerospace engineering specialized in space mission design and maneuver optimization, Buinhas leads the development of Vyoma’s space program in its ambition to become a trusted partner in protecting satellite operators and space-faring nations from dangerous debris.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">To accomplish this,</span> <a href="https://vyoma.space/constellation/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Vyoma is building a constellation</span></a> <span style="font-weight: 400;">of space debris tracking satellites equipped with sensor systems and on-board optical cameras that can observe debris up close and personal in space. The satellites also have an on-board global navigation satellite system (GNSS) receiver that allows companies to determine the orbit of observed space debris.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">During this interview, Dr. Buinhas and I discuss the origin of Vyoma and how its intelligent algorithms and software solutions work. She explains how she prepared to go up against</span> <a href= "https://interactive.satellitetoday.com/via/satellite-2022-show-daily-day-2/meet-the-2022-startup-space-pitch-contest-competitors/"> <span style="font-weight: 400;">a very competitive field of entrepreneurs at  Startup Space</span></a> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">and how she is preparing for the potentially life-changing 30-minute pitch call with investors that she won as a grand prize. Buinhas also shares some valuable advice on establishing short- and long-term goals, hiring, and finding the right investors for new startups. </span></p>