Biography
EIC Programme Manager for space systems and technologies
Stella’s expertise is in the commercialization of space technologies. Previously she worked as a commercialization and project manager in the European space industry, managing a number of projects in the telecommunications (e.g. ESA ARTES INDIGO public private partnership, GOVSATCOM, O3B) and Earth observation (e.g. Copernicus Sentinel 1 and Sentinel 3) domains. Her expertise also includes managing and reviewing R&I exploratory projects in the aviation industry for the European Commission. As a commercialization manager, she co-founded a company and helped several SMEs and start-ups grow in the Newspace industry. Earlier in her career, she worked at ESA’s European Space and Technology Centre (ESTEC) on the EU Galileo and the International Space Station (ISS) programs.
She was awarded a PhD by the Faculty of Aerospace Engineering of TU-Delft, The Netherlands and a Master of Space Studies from the International Space University (ISU), Strasbourg, France.
She has written numerous articles, books, produced webinars and podcasts on problems related to the commercialization of space technology, the Newspace economy, space debris mitigation, on-orbit servicing, active debris removal and cis-lunar exploration.
Her recent scholarly interest is focused on the future evolution of technology innovations for space debris mitigation, on-orbit satellite servicing and active space debris removal services.
She is the founder and former editor-in-chief of the International Journal of Space Technology Management & Innovation (IJSTMI).
Start date: March 2022
2022 event in the space systems and technologies porfolio
- 15 - 17 NovemberSpaceTech Expo Europe - Bremen, DE
- Interview with Stella
- organised by Smarter Shows (Tarsus) Ltd.
- SpaceTech Expo web
- 8 - 10 NovemberMELiSSA Conference – Toulouse, FR
- organised by MELiSSA,European Space Agency (ESA) and Centre National d’Études Spatiales (CNES)
- 5 OctoberEIC Podcast series: Episode 1 - Eliminating space debris with innovative technologies
- 3 - 6 OctoberEU Space Week - Prague, CZ (
- organised by the European Union Agency for the Space Programme (EUSPA)
- 28 - 29 SeptemberIndustry Space Days - Noordwjik, NL
- organised by ESA-ESTEC
- Industry Space Days 2022 web
- Power Point presentation available here
- Also available: Photos, recordings and web article about the event
- 22 - 27 SeptemberEIC Challenges Workshop with Member States
- Organised by the Programme Managers' Office
- Please find individual reports and Power Point presentations for the session here
- 18 - 23 SeptemberInternational Astronautical Congress (IAC) - Paris, FR
- organised by Centre National d’Études Spatiales (CNES)
- the IAC web
- 15 - 16 SeptemberSpace Cost Engineering - ESTEC, Noordwijk, NL
- Interview with Stella
- organised by European Space Agency (ESA) and Centre National d’Études Spatiales (CNES)
- learn more on the event page
- 14 JuneEXPANDEO & FIRE FORUM 2022 - Round Table "Market Development Activities – future R&D" – Brussels, BE
- organised by European Association of Remote Sensing Companies (EARSC)
- the Expandeo & Fire Forum 2022 web
- 1 JuneEUSPA Entrepreneurship Day - Prague, CZ
- organised by the European Union Agency for the Space Programme (EUSPA)
- news item on the event
- 13 MayEIC and ESA Workshop “Challenges for Circular Economy & Sustainable Living in Space and on Earth” (online)
- organised by the European Innovation Council (EIC) and European Space Agency (ESA)
- 27 AprilEIC and EUSPA Workshop "EIC Opportunities for space SMEs" (online)
- organised by the European Innovation Council (EIC) and the European Union Agency for the Space Programme (EUSPA)
- 28 MarchEUSPA Workshop on FIN capacity building “Infrastructure lifecycle support from space” - Prague, CZ
- organised by the European Union Agency for the Space Programme (EUSPA)
- news item on the event