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Luisa Buinhas is co-founder and Chief Program Officer of Vyoma. Founded in 2020, the startup places satellite-based telescopes in Earth orbit to enable object monitoring of the near-Earth space environment. In this interview, the Ph.D. aerospace engineer discusses her path from science to entrepreneurship, why communication is critical in deeptech, and what role spacetech plays in security and sovereignty.

The space startup Vyoma will provide observation data of small space objects to the European Space Agency in the future. The data will feed into a central model for risk assessment in Earth orbit.

Munich-based Vyoma generates space traffic data using ground-based – and soon its own space-based – sensors to enable automated satellite operations. The startup supplies satellite operators, reinsurers, space agencies, and intelligence services with valuable information. Founded in August 2020, Vyoma now employs over 40 specialized engineers and scientists. In the interview, Stefan Frey, CEO and Managing Director of Vyoma, answers our questions.

It’s getting crowded in orbit: not only are more and more satellites circling the Earth, but debris from around 70 years of space history also surrounds our planet. The Munich-based startup Vyoma is working on a solution to this growing threat to space travel. The European Investment Fund (EIF) is now investing five million euros in the company.