How to supply space missions - with Open Cosmos

How to supply space missions - with Open Cosmos

Author: satsearch May 22, 2024 Duration: 11:57

Episode 66 of the Space Industry podcast by satsearch is a conversation with Karthik Mallikarjuna; Head of Supply Chain at Open Cosmos.

Open Cosmos is a well known brand in the industry offering end to end space mission services. And in this episode we discuss the company’s supply chain management covering:

  • Karthik's background and work at Open Cosmos
  • Products and services that can cause delays due to long lead times
  • Subsystems and components with limited supply on the market today
  • What Karthik is looking forward to working on and witnessing in the space industry over the next few years

You can find out more about Open Cosmos here on the company website.

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