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# Space Marketing Podcast Interview with Laura Smith

- By [Benchmark Space Systems](https://www.benchmarkspacesystems.com/news/author/benchmark-space-systems)
- Jun 5, 2024

## <https://theorbitalmechanics.com/show-notes/benchmark-aasc>Space Marketing Podcast, interview with Laura Smith

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“𝘑𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘰𝘤𝘦𝘢𝘯𝘴, 𝘴𝘱𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘭𝘴𝘰 𝘢 𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘤𝘦. 𝘑𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘤𝘦 𝘸𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘮𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘯 𝘪𝘵, 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘦 𝘪𝘵𝘴 𝘳𝘰𝘣𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴, 𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘵 𝘴𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺…𝘰𝘳 𝘯𝘰𝘵.”

Our Marketing Manager, Laura Smith sat down with Izzy House, M.S. House of the Space Marketing Podcast to discuss how mobility plays a key role in the future of accessible space, as well as:  
   
★ What it means to be a full lifecycle mobility partner  
★ Encouraging thought diversity in the industry  
★ Engaging in active listening at trade shows and beyond (we hope to see you at Small Satellite Conference (SmallSat) in August!)  
★ The next 10-20 years of space proliferation as a determinant of the robustness of our space ecosystem  
★ Articulating the many benefits of space for life on Earth and the perceived dichotomy between Earth conservation and space innovation  
   
We hope you enjoy this conversation and are inspired to help articulate the many ways that space benefits life on Earth.

Check out the episode on [Space Marketing's website.](https://spacemarketingpodcast.com/episode/marketing-a-360-strategy)

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