Coffee Table Book WTI 2021 - Book - Page 72
Launching an Advisory,
Earth Observation Data
Analytics and Exploring
New Vistas in Space
Susmita Mohanty is the only space entrepreneur in the world to have started
companies on three different continents: USA, Europe and India. Her Indian
venture Earth2Orbit (E2O) is India’s first space start-up and has helped lead
India’s foray into the nearly $420 billion global space market. E2O played
a pivotal role in opening up the US launch market for the Indian PSLV rocket
despite the 1998 US Embargo and a stringent export control regime.
In 2019, Susmita was selected as one of BBC’s 100 Women laureates inspiring
and influencing a female-led future. In 2017, she was featured on the cover
of Fortune Magazine. She is a member of the World Economic Forum Global
Future Council for Space Technologies.
Dr. Susmita Mohanty
Earth2Orbit
Bengalore, Karnataka
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WOMEN TRANSFORMING INDIA 2021
Earth2Orbit is leading
India’s foray into the
global space marketplace
by inspiring the new
generation to dream and
reach for the stars.
