SELGRA webinar #2

Post date: Feb 19, 2020 10:17:31 AM

In this webinar, Dr. Olympia Kyriopoulos will talk about her story, from her passion for space to her professional career path and how she created OLYMPIASPACE.

About Olympia Kyriopoulos

Expertise

Suborbital Spaceflight, NewSpace

Short Biography

Olympia, born in Darmstadt, Germany, with multicultural family background (Greek, Polish), has an innate passion towards space and is a mechanical engineer (TU Darmstadt/University of California, Berkeley, 2000-2005) holding a doctor’s degree in the field of applied physics research under microgravity (TU Darmstadt, 2006-2010). She has an excellent network inside the aerospace sector, including international space agencies (e.g. DLR, ESA) and has led international aerospace projects in the last decade in the fields of satellite structures, space debris, manned and unmanned space exploration. In addition, Olympia has been monitoring the rapidly emerging market of commercial suborbital spaceflight for more than 15 years and has actively promoted the new spaceflight industry. In recognition of her passion, her profession and her contributions to the aerospace sector, she has been awarded the Young Professional Women in Aerospace (WIA) Award. Her main vision is a complete utilization of the space resources and for this reason she never stops motivating and inspiring laymen and professionals to push for space exploration in conferences, symposia, and TEDx talks.

Dr. Olympia Kyriopoulos is the Founder and CEO of OLYMPIASPACE, a modern commercial space agency with the goal of easing access to space.