Was it necessary for the Gaganyaan astronaut selection process to be so conservative, given the liberal precedent?
Susmita Mohanty is a nonresident scholar at Carnegie India. She is the director general of Spaceport SARABHAI, a ‘space’ think tank. She has co-founded space companies on three different continents: MOONFRONT (San Francisco), LIQUIFER (Vienna), and EARTH2ORBIT (Bangalore). In a career spanning 25 years, Susmita has worked with the Americans, Japanese, Europeans, Russians, and Indians in various capacities. She is a member of the World Economic Forum Global Future Council for Space Technologies. In 2019, she was selected as one of BBC’s 100 women laureates who inspire and influence a female-led future. Educated in India, France, and Sweden, she has multiple degrees, including a PhD.
Was it necessary for the Gaganyaan astronaut selection process to be so conservative, given the liberal precedent?
In a milestone for India, ISRO achieved a soft lunar landing near the moon’s south pole. This commentary reflects on the organization’s vision and the factors that allow it to make history time after time.
In this episode of Interpreting India, Susmita Mohanty joins Konark Bhandari to discuss recent developments in India's space sector.
We are delighted to present the new avatar of the Anahita Speaker Series. In this episode, watch Dr. Susmita Mohanty talk about her journey as a space entrepreneur and how her innovative contributions are making space travel a comfortable reality. The talk also discusses questions such as, what can democratized space exploration can mean for climate change responses and the significance of interdisciplinarity in this field.
In post-independence India, technology has emerged as a crucial sector that has driven the country's development.