Is that even a thing?! That was Pankaj's first reaction when he heard the words 'space law' in a university lecture. Six months later, he knew it was exactly what he wanted to do.

In the first of two conversations with Pankaj - policy specialist turned commercial legal team member at SES - we hear how a small-town law student from central India navigated his way to one of the most prestigious air and space law programmes in the world at Leiden University, landed an SES internship six kilometres from his front door, and eventually found his place in the combined SES and Intelsat team in Chennai.

Plus, what does a commercial lawyer at a satellite company actually do all day? The answer might surprise you.

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Satellite Stories podcast is presented by Kristina Smith-Meyer, SES content creative and development manager, Global Marketing Communications.