Space Traffic Management continues to be a hot topic as we keep on hearing about companies like SpaceX having to execute large numbers of collision avoidance maneuvers. Portugal-based Neuraspace is focused on this and has raised a significant amount of money already to build their AI-based platform. COO Chiara Manfletti is our guest this week. Enjoy!
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TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 Intro
2:09 Elevator pitch
3:00 Defining SSA, SDA, STM, etc.
5:43 How much we actually know
10:06 Data availability and gaps
12:28 Customers and market adoption
15:36 How concerned should satellite operators be?
17:22 Why aren't we seeing collisions all the time?
21:56 Active debris removal and the "tragedy of commons" in space
24:53 Business model
27:00 Right of way
32:49 Regulation
34:45 Incentives and insurance
39:55 Customers
40:17 Vision for Neuraspace
41:08 Use of funds
42:42 The Portuguese space ecosystem
44:46 How Chiara got involved with Neuraspace
47:47 What else is interesting in space?
49:18 Sci Fi
