Susmita Mohanty
Spaceship Designer, Climate Ambassador, Entrepreneur
Susmita Mohanty is a Spaceship designer, serial space entrepreneur, and climate action advocate, seamlessly blending design, architecture, technology, business, and sustainability to redefine innovation and exploration.
The only person in the world to set up space companies on 3 different continents
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A pioneering space entrepreneur who co-founded companies on three continents: EARTH2ORBIT in Bangalore in 2009-2021, MOONFRONT in San Francisco in 2001-2007, and LIQUIFER Systems Group in Vienna in 2004-present. In 2021, she launched Spaceport SARABHAI, India's first space think tank. Before entrepreneurship, she worked on the International Space Station Program at Boeing in California and Shuttle-Mir missions at NASA Johnson in Houston. She advocates for "technology diplomacy" through international collaboration in critical tech. Notably, she graced Fortune Magazine's cover, earned a spot on the FT's '25 Indians to Watch' list, and was recognised among BBC's 100 Women Laureates for her contributions to a Female.
WHAT she OFFERS YOU
Susmita offers organisations valuable insights based on her comprehensive research. In her presentations she focuses on showing companies how to create value through innovation and how the use of new technologies can stimulate growth and business development.
