Susmita Mohanty
Indian spaceship designer and space entrepreneur / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dr. Susmita Mohanty (born 1971) is an Indian spaceship designer, serial space entrepreneur and a climate action advocate.[1] She is well known for her research on space related topics. She co-founded India's first private space start-up, Earth2Orbit in 2009.[2] She is the only space entrepreneur in the world to have started companies on three different continents in Asia, Europe and North America.[3] Susmita is one of the few people to have visited both the Arctic and Antarctica.[4]
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Susmita Mohanty | |
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Born | 1971 Cuttack, Odisha, India |
Alma mater | Gujarat University International Space University Lund Institute of Technology |
Occupation(s) | Space entrepreneur, spaceship designer, activist |
Known for | first space entrepreneur in the world to build three companies on three separate continents |
Relatives | Nilamani Mohanty (father) |
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