If you only like the tech aspect of space — please become an engineer. Quite often I speak with people especially from some parts of the country where they are getting highly excited looking at the space industry developments around them. This is an excellent source of motivation. But here's the thing — if that excitement only translates to the aspiration of starting your own space company, you may be in trouble.

On15th October 2025, one of my decade-long space dream was fulfilled. I had the incredibly opportunity to host a live session with Dr. James Wertz, renowned for his work on space mission design and attitude determination and control. This was the first time I hosted Hyperbolic Orbits Podcast as a live session, joined by a group of luminary group of professionals and students who are expanding the boundaries of space exploration.

Dr. Andris Slavinskis, co-founder of Nanocraft SIA and Professor at Riga Technical University and working with Tartu Observatory, University of Tartu, joined us for Episode 17 of Hyperbolic Orbits to talk about electric solar wind sails, building Estonia's first satellite, and building world-class student teams to build spacecrafts.