Joanna Ruiter brings a human touch to space by Jive Talking

Episode 14: Joanna Ruiter is 26 year old, half Scottish half Dutch, but was raised in Germany. After a year of studying International Business she worked in Germany primarily in the hospitality sector, whilst being active in the social entrepreneurship field. She then moved to the Netherlands for further studies. She has a B.Sc. In Earth, Energy, and Sustainability from Leiden University College in The Hague. She has completed the International Space University's Space Studies Program and started working in the Dutch space sector afterwards. Currently she is an advisor for satellite applications at the Netherlands Space Office where she works on the Geodata for Agriculture and Water (G4AW) project.

This episode's motto: "The path to space is not always direct."