Launch a space policy career with a small launcher company: Tanushri Joshi.

Episode Summary: In this episode of the Space Policy Pioneers Podcast, Andy Williams, Director of Science in Space, sits down with Tanushri Joshi, Senior Legal and Business Development Manager at HEX20, an Australian smallsat firm. At the time of recording, Tanushri has just finished a post at an Indian rocket company - Skyroot Aerospace. Tanushri shares her career journey in the emerging field of space policy in India, reveals the challenges and opportunities of working in a technical industry as a non-technical person, and discusses India's rapid growth in the space sector. The conversation also covers the influence of policy on the space sector, touches on the changing dynamics and collaborative nature of the industry, and offers advice for aspiring space policy enthusiasts. Tune in for an inspiring inside look into the world of space policy.

Bio: Tanushri is a lawyer from India currently employed as Senior Legal and Business Development Manager at HEX20, an innovative smallsat company providing customized products and services for the CubeSat and SmallSat markets globally. She previously worked as a Legal and Business Development Associate for Skyroot Aerospace–a private newspace launch vehicle company in India. Prior to Skyroot, she completed several trainee legal positions in law firms in India, covering a range of IP and private law subjects. She completed her Bachelors from ILS Law College, Pune and is a Gold Medalist in Law from Pune University (2021). She is a member of the International Institute of Space Law (IISL) Working Group on Light Pollution of the Night Sky From a Space Law Perspective and continues to work on various research papers related to space law and policy.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/tanushrijoshi/

Disclaimer: All guests are talking in their personal capacity and are not representing any official position of their former or current employing organization.

Links and Resources:

Skyroot Aerospace: https://skyroot.in/

HEX20: https://hex20.com.au/

Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO): https://www.isro.gov.in/

ISRO Mars Orbiter Mission (Mangalyaan): https://www.isro.gov.in/MarsOrbiterMissionSpacecraft.html

Chandrayaan-3 Lunar Mission: https://www.isro.gov.in/Chandrayaan3_Details.html

Aditya-L1 Mission: https://www.isro.gov.in/Aditya_L1.html

Indian Space Policy 2023: https://www.isro.gov.in/IndiaSpacePolicy.html

ILS Law College, Pune, India: https://ilslaw.edu/

COSPAR: https://cosparhq.cnes.fr/

Manfred Lachs Space Law Moot Court Competition: https://www.esa.int/About_Us/ECSL_-_European_Centre_for_Space_Law/Manfred_Lachs_Space_Law_Moot_Court_Competition

Space Generation Advisory Council (SGAC). https://spacegeneration.org/