WSAASS-2025

Mahima is an aeronautical engineer currently working as a space educator at ESROMAGICA. She is guiding the next generation of space leaders and educating new scholars. She has made substantial contributions to space sustainability as Co-Lead of the Near-Earth Object Project at the Space Generation Advisory Council (SGAC), where she prepares techniques for mitigating asteroid threats to protect the world from asteroid hazards. In addition to this role, she leads innovative initiatives such as advocating for the designation of Earth as a UNESCO World Heritage Site to safeguard Low Earth Orbit from space debris, oversees various research projects including debris mitigation technologies, space exploration mission planning, and near-Earth object analysis at the Society of Space Education Research and Development (SSERD), and manages the world's largest analogue astronaut mission as research coordinator while mentoring aspiring space professionals as mentor for 2025 SSPI. Her innovative research addresses significant space concerns, including advanced space debris tracking and near-Earth asteroid analysis for planetary defense, establishing her as an emerging leader in safeguarding the long-term safety and sustainability of Earth's orbital environment and beyond.