London’s very own Anushka Sharma, founder of Naaut and co-founder of London Space Network, joins Ben on the first episode of AstroBen to discuss diversity within the space sector! 0:35 Who is Ben Gamble? 2:15 Getting back into the Space Industry 3:25 Space Generation Advisory Council 4:00 MBA at UCL 4:49 Previous podcast 5:45 It’s all about diversity 10:15 Target market 12:07 #Astroben 12:35 Who is Anushka Sharma? 13:58 Naaut 16:05 Anushka joins Ben 19:30 Growing up in London and getting into diversity and Space 24:23 NASA satellite launch 32:15 Diversity changing at space events 34:15 London Space Network 37:40 Minority and social background barriers 39:35 Diversity and inclusion across all levels 40:00 Recognizing bias 44:25 Equality vs Equity 48:15 Space is for everyone 48:35 Contact Anushka & social media 50:10 Recap on the interview 53:30 Next week’s show 55:15 Thanks and social media Social Media www.londonspace.network Instagram/Twitter: @nushkino and @naaut Mentions: Hospitality Diversity Space Generation Advisory Council NASA BOEING SPACE X Blue Origin Astro Scale YSYS Olympics London Space Network Naaut Stay connected with us! Use #astroben across various social media platforms to engage with us Please subscribe and rate us!