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Laura Winterling

Laura Winterling

CEO, Former ESA Astronaut Trainer & Physicist

Space Time Concepts

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CEO, Former ESA Astronaut Trainer & Physicist

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Space Time Concepts

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ABOUT THE SPEAKER

LAURA WINTERLING – Physicist, Helicopter Pilot and Flight Instructor, former Astronaut Instructor

Laura holds a M.Sc. in Physics & an M.Sc. in Behavioural and Organizational Psychology.

Laura is a licensed astronaut instructor on cargo handling, life support systems and emergency procedures on board the ISS. She had been working for almost 10 years for the European Space Agency. She wrote an on-console handbook for ISS Mission Control Center of Europe and trained 80 different international and European astronauts on ESAs spacecraft systems for ISS modules.

During her time at ESA Laura has worked in NASA Johnson Space Center in Houston, and the Gagarin Cosmonaut Center in Moscow. Laura has had the opportunity to be part of 3 Soyuz launch campaigns in Kazakhstan and has undergone Zero-G (Parabolic Flight Experience) and Human Behaviour and Performance Training with ESA.

She founded her company Space Time Concepts in 2016. Laura is a well-known speaker and shares her passion, insights and experiences from training astronauts and human spaceflight with audiences all around the world. She consults various companies in leadership, team performance, communication and decision making processes. Laura has worked with several notable companies in the tech, banking and insurance field all around the globe, e.g. MG, Mastercard, SpaceX, Tesla, SAP, Siemens, Accenture, Deloitte, Generali and more.

Laura is a licensed rescue diver, skydiver and helicopter pilot and helicopter flight instructor. In her free-time she also works as a paramedic assistant. Laura has taken part in the current ESA Astronaut Selection and made it under the top 2% of 23.000 applicants and last 30 Germans.

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