How this space-tech competition and accelerator spurs the next frontier of entrepreneurship
26 April 2019 7:37 AM IST
Thorsten Rudolph, of the AZO competition hub in Germany, shows how space is the ultimate frontier for new navigation technologies and data-centric applications. In this interview, he invites space-tech startups to take part in the Galileo Masters competition, and win a chance for funding and acceleration.
- Programme.]Thorsten Rudolph, Managing Director, AZOThorsten Rudolph is the Managing Director at AZO (German acronym for Anwendungszentrum Oberpfaffenhofen), a hub for innovation competitions in aerospace exploration.
- AZO's Masters Series comprises four leading European innovation competitions in the fields of satellite navigation, Earth observation, new space economy, and Low Earth Orbit (LEO), the moon, Mars and beyond.
- One of the competitions is the Galileo Masters; Galileo is the global navigation satellite system (GNSS) created by the European Union (EU) through the European GNSS Agency (GSA).
- YourStory: What was the founding vision of the Galileo Masters competition, and how is it supported?Thorsten Rudolph: When we started the Galileo Masters in 2004, we had a vision to spur the commercial use of satellite navigation signals and services in everyday life.
- I am proud to say that this vision is now a reality: the Galileo Masters has demonstrated its potential to provide key solutions for Europe's Global Satellite Navigation Systems (E-GNSS).
- What would you say are the top three opportunities for entrepreneurs in thespace-tech domain?TR: Currently, the space-tech domain offers many opportunities.
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