Autor: Stella Tkatchova

Dr. Tkatchova is a project manager for a Belgian space company and previously worked as a project manager on long-term research innovation for the European Commission. She also worked at the European Space Agency (ESA) on  payload commercialization and industrialization for the International Space Station. In 2006 she was awarded a Ph D by the Faculty of Aerospace Engineering of  the Technical University of Delft (The Netherlands) and she holds a Master of Science degree from the International Space University (ISU).   She is the founder of the International Journal of Space Technology and Management (IJSTMI), an author of several articles on the commercialization of space technology and the book ‘Space-based Technologies and Commercialized Development’. Her work and research experience give her a unique insight in the financial and management issues that impact the future of commercial space markets and New Space companies.