In Her Orbit
Shining a light on trailblazing women in the space industry, Qwaltec Co-Founder and CEO, Shawn Linam, talks with women about their careers and the feminine experiences of working in a male-dominated industry. Join us every other Monday in celebrating these women and their successes, reaching new heights In Her Orbit!
In Her Orbit
Latest Episodes
Debra Facktor: Letting Your Values Be Your Guide
Shawn sits down with Debra Facktor, Head of U.S. Space Systems for Airbus U.S. Space & Defense, Inc. to explore a career shaped by curiosity, pioneering spirit, and community.Debra shares how a chance realization in high school led h...
Alex Duran: Integrating Motherhood into the Mission
In our first episode back from our summer break, we are joined by Alex Duran, a Technical Program Manager at Viasat. Alex takes us behind the scenes of building and testing a satellite the size of a school bus on the Viasat-3 Flight 2 and Fligh...
Kelli Kedis Ogborn: What It Takes to Build a Trillion-Dollar Space Economy
In this episode, we’re joined by Kelli Kedis Ogborn, a space economy strategist and Strategic Advisor for Global Markets and Industry Engagement at the Commercial Space Federation (CSF). Kelli shares her story from studying international securi...
Jasmine Singh: Follow the Water
In this episode, we’re joined by Jasmine Singh, a planetary scientist, science communicator, and graduate researcher studying some of the most exciting questions in space exploration today. Jasmine shares her journey from a childhood fascinatio...
Lisa Morris: From Factory Floors to the Final Frontier
In this episode, Lisa Morris, Vice President of Operations at Solestial, walks us through her career from an industrial engineer to a leader in advanced manufacturing and commercial space. We also dive into Solestial’s groundbreaking space sola...
