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Flavia Tata Nardini.

The View From the Top with Fleet Space

Date Published:
May 26, 2020

Fleet’s mission is to connect everything on Earth via sending toaster sized satellites into low Earth orbit.

"A lot of people talk about big data, we hated the word, it was bullshit. So we called it a small data revolution."

- Flavia Tata Nardini

Do aliens exist? Every human being has looked up to the night's sky and wondered if there is extraterrestrial life hidden in a galaxy far far away. For most people this question is a passing thought but for Flavia Tata Nardini, it kickstarted an obsession with space. Today, Flavia has a masters in Aerospace engineering and is the co-founder of Fleet Space Technologies. She may not have found aliens, but she has found a way into space with her space startup in South Australia. Fleet’s mission is to connect everything on Earth via sending toaster sized satellites into low Earth orbit - and they’re taking on some big players.

This episode of Wild Hearts is a story about a renegade taking on a billion dollar industry. It’s a tale that stretches from Russia to Monaco, with rocket ships, sleepless nights and a constant supply of naysayers. This episode is a blueprint for any individual who wants to deviate from the conventional path and take huge risks. Here is how a self described ‘bad’ student from Italy wound up in South Australia as the founder of a space company.

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