Laurynas Mačiulis
founder & CEO
Astrolight
Vilnius, Lithuania
Space entrepreneur, co-founder of leading Lithuanian space companies Astrolight and Kongsberg Nanoavionics
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About me
Laurynas Mačiulis has 12 years of experience in the space industry. In 2012 Laurynas established and led the technical team that delivered Lithuania’s first satellite in 2014. He also co-founded Nanoavionics – the first space start-up company in Lithuania with a successful exit – and served as CTO as the company grew from a small start-up in 2014 to one of the world’s largest small satellite mission integrators. Nanoavionics was acquired by Kongsberg Aerospace (Norway) for €65M in 2022. He is currently leading a team of ASTROLIGHT with the vision to connect space and Earth with high speed laser communication links.
Speaker sessions (1)
Tuesday, 6 May 2025
14:00 - 15:00
Policy Session: Lithuanian Space ambition
Lithuania's space industry leaders will explore the country's vision of becoming a provider of competitive upstream products, technologies, and downstream services, assess progress, and discuss necessary actions to achieve this vision by 2027.