Venkatachari JagannathanChennai, Dec. 24 -- India's LVM3 rocket made headlines on Wednesday by successfully launching AST SpaceMobile's second-generation satellite, BlueBird 6, into orbit.
Adding a notable Indian connection to the achievement, two of the company's senior officials: Shanti Gupta, Chief Operating Officer, and Sriram Jayasimha, Chief Scientist of Commercial Applications, trace their roots back to India.
Gupta earned his Bachelor of Commerce (Honors) from Shri Ram College of Commerce, Delhi University, India and a qualified Chartered Accountant from The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India.
He is a licensed Certified Public Accountant in the United States.
As AST SpaceMobile's COO, Gupta oversees the company's global...