ASTRONAUTS OR ENGINEERS
WHAT DO THEY THINK OF OUR INNOVATION
JAN SPRATEK
PLANETUM 1 SATELLITE TEAM LEADER: “THIS METHOD IS A CHANCE TO REPAIR OUR ORGANISATION’S SATELLITE. I REALLY LIKE THE DESIGN AND FULLY SUPPORT IT.” MR. SPRATEK IS ALSO A MENTOR TO OUR TEAM AND HAS PROVIDED US WITH A LOT OF USEFUL INFORMATION DURING OUR WORK.
ALES SVOBODA
CZECH ASTRONAUT TOLD US ABOUT SOME PROBLEMS WE MIGHT FACE. OVERALL, HE LIKED THE PROJECT AND WISHED A LOT OF SUCCESS.
ELEONORE CASSANDRA POLI
MATERIAL ENGINEER, POSTDOC CSEM, PHD @UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE, ANALOGUE ASTRONAUT, FOUNDER OF CHASM, CLIMATE CLOCK PROJECT, CAREER ASTRONAUT CANDIDATE: “LASAR IS A GREAT IDEA TO PROVIDE SUSTAINABLE EARTH-BASED TOOLS FOR THE RESTARTING OF SATELLITES WITH SOFTWARE ISSUES. THE CONCEPT IS SIMPLE AND WOULD BE KEY TO MITIGATING SPACE POLLUTION, PROLONGING SATELLITE LIFE, AND BROADENING SPACE CAPABILITIES.”
CHARLOTTE POUWELS
EUSPA/CGI GALILEO SECURITY ENGINEER, ICEE.SPACE CTO & CO-FOUNDER, CHILL-ICE ANALOG ASTRONAUT, PUBLIC SPEAKER, TOP 100 WOMEN TO FOLLOW ON LINKEDIN, ESA CHAMPION 2021: “I LIKE THAT RESCUE OPTION FOR SATELLITES. I REALLY APPRECIATE THE WORK OF THE STUDENTS, WHICH IS AT THE LEVEL OF MASTER STUDENTS. IT’S AMAZING THAT THEY’RE ALREADY WORKING ON SOMETHING LIKE THIS.”
DUSAN MAJER
JOURNALIST IN THE FIELD OF COSMONAUTICS AND HEAD OF THE KOSMONAUTIX.CZ PORTAL: “I REALLY LIKE THE TECHNICAL ESSENCE OF THE IDEA.”
TOMAS ROUSEK
SPACE ARCHITECT: “I LIKE HOW THIS INNOVATION WORKS.”
PAVEL SOBOTKA
THE CEO OF ONE OF THE LARGEST AEROSPACE COMPANIES IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC, FRENTECH AEROSPACE, GAVE US HIS VIEW AS A MANAGER AND HIS ADVICE IN THE AREA OF PROJECT FINANCE MANAGEMENT.
