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Manastu Space Podcast #2 |ft. Ashtesh Kumar, CTO – Manastu Space 🚀
Welcome to the second episode of the 'Manastu Space Podcast'—India’s pioneering in-house space-tech podcast, where we dive deep into the world of space exploration, deep-tech innovation, and the inspiring journeys of space veterans, celebrated minds, industry speakers and leaders.
In this episode, Raj Shrivastava, Head of Marketing & PR at Manastu Space, sits down with Ashtesh Kumar, Co-Founder & CTO of Manastu Space.
✅Science of Bhagavad-Gita
✅Steve Jobs, Elon Musk and Srila Prabhupada
✅Ethics and challenges of running a business
✅Accepting rejections, monk life and concept of soul
✅Green Fuel and Manastu's success trajectory
✅Serving Indian Defence (DRDO) and ISRO
✅Strength of SMEs & Future of Indian Space
✅Narendra Modi's vision for Indian Space and Nuclear Energy
✅Space Docking and POEM Mission
✅Solving complex issues with simplicity
🎧 Whether you’re an aspiring space scientist, an entrepreneur, or just someone fascinated by the cosmos, this treat of a conversation is made, just for you!
"Let's make Space-Science Cool"
00:00 – Welcome to Manastu Space Podcast #2
3:00 – ISRO's rejection taught us this
5:03 – Toxic Satellite Fuel, Hydrazine
6:00 – Green propulsion system for Satellites
7:00 – Received Rs 12,000/- stipend from IIT-B
8:00 – Lesson from Bhagavad-Gita
8:50 – “Great products are not great solutions always”
9:45 – Knowledge brings Power
10:00 – "I was feeling that 24 hours are not enough in a day”
11:00 – “Running a business is like running a Kingdom”
11:45 – Faced minimum 200-300 rejections before our first round
13:10 – My first encounter with Bhagavad-Gita
14:00 – “You are the soul; you are not the body”
15:00 – Steve Jobs’ last words on his death bed
16:00 – Mind and Senses struggle in material world
17:00 – Living a monk’s life to satisfy the soul and conscience
18:00 – Biggest 3 learnings as an entrepreneur
19:00 – Enthusiasm, Determination and Patience
20:00 – It's not about the engines we make, but the service
21:00 – Manastu Space’s first grant of Rs 25,00,000/-
22:00 – Indian Innovation Growth Programme
23:00 – Motivational Scene from ‘Pursuit of Happyness’
24:00 – Lockheed Martin realized the importance of Green Fuel
25:00 – Our families felt a sense of relief and confidence in us
25:35 – Launch of VYOM 2U X ISRO’s PSLV C-60
26:00 – Serving Indian Defence (DRDO) directly was a proud moment
27:20 – We sent our first proposal to ISRO
28:20 – Within just 6-7 months, we executed the project from scratch
29:20 – We indigenized our product and made it cost efficient
30:00 – MSMEs are the strength of Indian economy!
31:00 – “I am living my end goal in Manastu Space”
31:50 – When I-Booster was presented to Mr. Rajnath Singh and DRDO
32:50 – Future of Indian Space and private players
33:45 – Building Indian Space Products for the world
34:35 – President Donald Trump and Elon Musk
35:00 – PM Narendra Modi’s vision for Indian Space
35:50 – Raj’s invite to Modi Ji on MSP for ‘Mann ki Baat’
36:26 – APJ Abdul Kalam, Srila Prabhupada and Elon Musk
37:26 – Solving problems from first principles
38:10 – Sunita Williams return to earth with SpaceX Dragon Crew
39:30 – Space Docking and bringing down Astronauts
40:00 – Elon is something that happened to the world
40:27 – MSP #3: Coming Soon
🌍 Follow Manastu Space & Stay Connected
🔹 Website: manastuspace.com
🔹 LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/manastu-space
🔹 Twitter/X: https://x.com/ManastuSpace
🔹 Instagram: instagram.com/manastuspace
🔹 Youtube: youtube.com/channel/UCl5514jRJH8sHItxbC6flYg
📲Follow Ashtesh Kumar
🔗LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/ashtesh-kumar-2b486270?utm_source=share&utm_campaign=share_via&utm_content=profile&utm_medium=android_app
🔗Instagram: instagram.com/ashteshk
🎙️Follow the Host - Raj Shrivastava
🔗LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/raj-shrivastava-7656331a0
🔗Instagram: instagram.com/thenamezraj
🔗YouTube: youtube.com/@ThenamezRAJ/podcasts
🔗Twitter/X: https://x.com/thenamezraj
🚀 The Manastu Space Podcast is India’s first in-house podcast by a space organization, bringing you deep-dive conversations with space-tech leaders, innovators, entrepreneurs, and thinkers shaping the future of space and deep tech.
🛰 Be a part of Manastu's community, where propulsioning the greener way, we make space-talks cool, and indeed build the knowledge access to 'space for all mankind!'
🔔Don’t forget to like, share, and subscribe for more incredible conversations from the frontlines of innovation!
✍🏻Leave your feedback in the comment section and let us know the guests you would love to hear from.
For Enquiries: raj.shrivastava@manastuspace.com
📢New episodes every week! Stay tuned for more.
#ManastuSpacePodcast #SpaceTech #DeepTech #Innovation #AshteshKumar #TusahrJadhav #RajShrivastava #ManastuSpace #SpacePodcasts #ISROSpecials
Manastu Space Podcast #2 |ft. Ashtesh Kumar, CTO – Manastu Space 🚀
Welcome to the second episode of the 'Manastu Space Podcast'—India’s pioneering in-house space-tech podcast, where we dive deep into the world of space exploration, deep-tech innovation, and the inspiring journeys of space veterans, celebrated minds, industry speakers and leaders.
In this episode, Raj Shrivastava, Head of Marketing & PR at Manastu Space, sits down with Ashtesh Kumar, Co-Founder & CTO of Manastu Space.
✅Science of Bhagavad-Gita
✅Steve Jobs, Elon Musk and Srila Prabhupada
✅Ethics and challenges of running a business
✅Accepting rejections, monk life and concept of soul
✅Green Fuel and Manastu's success trajectory
✅Serving Indian Defence (DRDO) and ISRO
✅Strength of SMEs & Future of Indian Space
✅Narendra Modi's vision for Indian Space and Nuclear Energy
✅Space Docking and POEM Mission
✅Solving complex issues with simplicity
🎧 Whether you’re an aspiring space scientist, an entrepreneur, or just someone fascinated by the cosmos, this treat of a conversation is made, just for you!
"Let's make Space-Science Cool"
00:00 – Welcome to Manastu Space Podcast #2
3:00 – ISRO's rejection taught us this
5:03 – Toxic Satellite Fuel, Hydrazine
6:00 – Green propulsion system for Satellites
7:00 – Received Rs 12,000/- stipend from IIT-B
8:00 – Lesson from Bhagavad-Gita
8:50 – “Great products are not great solutions always”
9:45 – Knowledge brings Power
10:00 – "I was feeling that 24 hours are not enough in a day”
11:00 – “Running a business is like running a Kingdom”
11:45 – Faced minimum 200-300 rejections before our first round
13:10 – My first encounter with Bhagavad-Gita
14:00 – “You are the soul; you are not the body”
15:00 – Steve Jobs’ last words on his death bed
16:00 – Mind and Senses struggle in material world
17:00 – Living a monk’s life to satisfy the soul and conscience
18:00 – Biggest 3 learnings as an entrepreneur
19:00 – Enthusiasm, Determination and Patience
20:00 – It's not about the engines we make, but the service
21:00 – Manastu Space’s first grant of Rs 25,00,000/-
22:00 – Indian Innovation Growth Programme
23:00 – Motivational Scene from ‘Pursuit of Happyness’
24:00 – Lockheed Martin realized the importance of Green Fuel
25:00 – Our families felt a sense of relief and confidence in us
25:35 – Launch of VYOM 2U X ISRO’s PSLV C-60
26:00 – Serving Indian Defence (DRDO) directly was a proud moment
27:20 – We sent our first proposal to ISRO
28:20 – Within just 6-7 months, we executed the project from scratch
29:20 – We indigenized our product and made it cost efficient
30:00 – MSMEs are the strength of Indian economy!
31:00 – “I am living my end goal in Manastu Space”
31:50 – When I-Booster was presented to Mr. Rajnath Singh and DRDO
32:50 – Future of Indian Space and private players
33:45 – Building Indian Space Products for the world
34:35 – President Donald Trump and Elon Musk
35:00 – PM Narendra Modi’s vision for Indian Space
35:50 – Raj’s invite to Modi Ji on MSP for ‘Mann ki Baat’
36:26 – APJ Abdul Kalam, Srila Prabhupada and Elon Musk
37:26 – Solving problems from first principles
38:10 – Sunita Williams return to earth with SpaceX Dragon Crew
39:30 – Space Docking and bringing down Astronauts
40:00 – Elon is something that happened to the world
40:27 – MSP #3: Coming Soon
🌍 Follow Manastu Space & Stay Connected
🔹 Website: manastuspace.com
🔹 LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/manastu-space
🔹 Twitter/X: https://x.com/ManastuSpace
🔹 Instagram: instagram.com/manastuspace
🔹 Youtube: youtube.com/channel/UCl5514jRJH8sHItxbC6flYg
📲Follow Ashtesh Kumar
🔗LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/ashtesh-kumar-2b486270?utm_source=share&utm_campaign=share_via&utm_content=profile&utm_medium=android_app
🔗Instagram: instagram.com/ashteshk
🎙️Follow the Host - Raj Shrivastava
🔗LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/raj-shrivastava-7656331a0
🔗Instagram: instagram.com/thenamezraj
🔗YouTube: youtube.com/@ThenamezRAJ/podcasts
🔗Twitter/X: https://x.com/thenamezraj
🚀 The Manastu Space Podcast is India’s first in-house podcast by a space organization, bringing you deep-dive conversations with space-tech leaders, innovators, entrepreneurs, and thinkers shaping the future of space and deep tech.
🛰 Be a part of Manastu's community, where propulsioning the greener way, we make space-talks cool, and indeed build the knowledge access to 'space for all mankind!'
🔔Don’t forget to like, share, and subscribe for more incredible conversations from the frontlines of innovation!
✍🏻Leave your feedback in the comment section and let us know the guests you would love to hear from.
For Enquiries: raj.shrivastava@manastuspace.com
📢New episodes every week! Stay tuned for more.
#ManastuSpacePodcast #SpaceTech #DeepTech #Innovation #AshteshKumar #TusahrJadhav #RajShrivastava #ManastuSpace #SpacePodcasts #ISROSpecials
