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Podzept is a podcast which addresses the current issues driving the world of economics and finance.
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In our series Making Sense of Space, we discuss the logistics of moving around after reaching orbit. Rockets do the heavy lifting off the ground but what happens after the payload is in space? Luca Rossettini from D-Orbit joins us.
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What we discuss
- Why we don't only rely on rockets?
- Overview of space tugs and propulsion
- Importance of satellites
- D-Orbit philosophy about “New Space”
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Luca Rossettini,
CEO and Founder, D-Orbit
- In 1998, Luca left his airborne officer career and obtained a Master’s in Aerospace Engineering in Italy (2003).
- After a year working in the US for a lab on nanotechnologies applied to space propellant, he returned to Europe and got a Ph.D. in Advanced Space Propulsion. Afterwards, Luca founded IRTA (startup providing advanced vision and slow motion tracking techniques).
- In 2009, Luca won a Fulbright scholarship and in 2010 obtained a Certificate in Technology Entrepreneurship in Silicon Valley. After an internship position at NASA Ames Research Center, Luca returned to Italy and founded D-Orbit in 2011.
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About Edison Yu
Edison Yu leads coverage of Global Space & Aerial Mobility at Deutsche Bank where he focuses on the New Space economy and advent of eVTOL/UAM (electric vertical take-off and landing/urban air mobility). Edison also covers the China EV stocks listed in the US. Edison was chosen by Business Insider as a Rising Star in its 2021 selection for up-and-comers in equity research. Before Deutsche Bank, Edison worked at Guggenheim Securities and CLSA covering US autos; he began his career covering tech hardware at Evercore ISI. He is a graduate of NYU Stern School of Business.
Edison Yu leads coverage of Global Space & Aerial Mobility at Deutsche Bank where he focuses on the New Space economy and advent of eVTOL/UAM (electric vertical take-off and landing/urban air mobility). Edison also covers the China EV stocks listed in the US. Edison was chosen by Business Insider as a Rising Star in its 2021 selection for up-and-comers in equity research. Before Deutsche Bank, Edison worked at Guggenheim Securities and CLSA covering US autos; he began his career covering tech hardware at Evercore ISI. He is a graduate of NYU Stern School of Business.