{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/68b93be0093397eb056e68da/6ac4a6b0aef0446505a83cd1?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Sanjay Vijendran, Co Founder and CTO at TerraSpark","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/68b93be0093397eb056e68da/1791272572427-c31bbaa2-ad29-4e5e-9b28-bf6bfa516d88.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>In this episode of TECHNE Connect To Visionaries, we speak with Sanjay Vijendran, Co-Founder &amp; CTO of TerraSpark, about his journey from Mars exploration to building the future of space-based energy.</p><p><br></p><p>Sanjay shares his career journey, from working on NASA’s Phoenix Mars Mission, helping develop technology that explored the Martian surface, to spending over a decade at the European Space Agency developing future Mars exploration concepts.</p><p><br></p><p>After recognising the potential of space-based solar power, Sanjay moved from ESA into entrepreneurship and founded TerraSpark, a company focused on delivering clean and reliable energy from space to Earth.</p><p><br></p><p>In this episode, we discuss:</p><ul><li>Sanjay’s journey from NASA Mars missions to founding a space energy company</li><li>Why space-based solar power could become a future source of clean energy</li><li>How advances in reusable rockets, satellite manufacturing and commercial space have changed what is possible</li><li>TerraSpark’s approach to proving the technology at smaller scale before building larger orbital energy systems</li><li>The engineering skills needed for the next generation of space companies</li><li>How startups are creating opportunities for engineers to work across multiple disciplines</li></ul><p>Sanjay also shares his vision for the future of space infrastructure, the growth of commercial applications in orbit, and what success looks like for TerraSpark over the next decade.</p><p><br></p><p>A great conversation for engineers, founders and anyone interested in the future of space, energy and the companies building the next generation of orbital infrastructure.</p>","author_name":"Techne Studios"}