Mission Control: How Space Missions Come to Life
An evening with three speakers on the people, operations and engineering behind space missions, for the engineering students of D. Y. Patil College of Engineering and Technology, Kolhapur. An Orbit Space Club event with Stardust, for World Space Week 2026.
Part of World Space Week 2026
Thank you to everyone who came.
Who you'll hear from
Jason MichaudCEO and Founder, StardustFounder and CEO of Stardust Inc., a Canadian company based in Iroquois Falls, Ontario, and the host of Stardust 2026. Stardust runs Odyssey, the free space education platform open at any age, the Stardust Challenge, and Stardust Ascend, its civilian astronaut training and interplanetary readiness program. Canada's National Coordinator for World Space Week.
Shinul PaulChief Operating Officer, StardustShinul Paul is an Aerospace Engineer and Astrophysicist whose career bridges hard science with a passion for human progress. With over a decade of experience in aerospace technologies, space systems, and UAV/RPAS, Shinul serves as COO of Stardust Inc., where he leads innovation in astronaut training, space research, and the development of next-generation infrastructure for humanity’s future in space.
Osho PriyaNASA Lucy Mission Ambassador, STEM outreach and ethical AIFull-time STEM outreach as an ambassador for NASA's Lucy mission, and building a community for ethical AI. Until May 2026 a software engineer at AWS and Amazon, on network infrastructure for EC2 and AI-driven products. NASA L'SPACE Academy ambassador, from the 2020 NPWEE cohort and the 2021 Mission Concept Academy. In SEDS she raised the funds that took her chapter to SpaceVision at Johnson Space Center and to the IREC rocketry competition at Spaceport America, and she organised a week of World Space Week talks with speakers from Virgin Orbit and NASA Marshall. BS in Computer Science and Engineering, SUNY Buffalo, 2023.linkedin.comWebsiteX
Friday 9 October 2026 · 6:00 pm IST · D. Y. Patil College of Engineering and Technology, Kolhapur · Free · An Orbit Space Club event, with Stardust
Mission Control: How Space Missions Come to Life. An evening with three speakers exploring the people, operations and engineering behind missions. Three talks, 15 minutes each, with questions after each talk.
The three talks: The Control Room: how a mission is flown from the ground. Mission Operations: life and work around the station. Mission Engineering: the engineering behind a mission.
The speakers: Jason Michaud, CEO and Founder, Stardust Shinul Paul, Chief Operating Officer, Stardust Osho Priya, NASA Lucy Mission Ambassador.
How to join: register here with a free Stardust account, at any age. Students, join the conversation, ask questions, and discover where you could fit into the future of space exploration.
Shared with our thanks to Orbit Space Club, who host the evening in Kolhapur for World Space Week 2026.
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