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If you're thinking of making a career change then you're in the right place. In each episode I chat to ordinary people who have made extraordinary career changes. I hope you enjoy this conversation and if you're feeling stuck in your career, let me help. I'm Yesim Nicholson and I work with people all over the world who have lost the joy in their work. Sometimes it will take a radical change to find work that feels meaningful to you. Other times it's small tweaks to your existing situation. Together we'll work out what's best for you! Connect with me https://www.linkedin.com/in/yesimnicholson/
In Today's Episode: Armed Forces week comes to a close, UK Space Command hosts American counterpart SmallSpark Space Systems have completed successful first test of S4-Hive engine; Raptor Aerospace rebrands to Gravitilab; German Company HyImpulse are all set to begin engine testing of their own, in Shetland; It may not be UK space news per se, but Kerbal Space Program is 10 years old. We briefly discuss its legacy; and, the #JoboftheWeek this week comes from RAL Space at Harwell. Join us on Patreon! https://www.Patreon.com/GiantLeap Job of the Week Recruitment Link: https://careersportal.co.uk/UKRI-careers/jobs/systems-engineer-662 Space Expo Link: https://www.space-comm.co.uk/visit/ Prefer to watch on YouTube? https://youtu.be/nC2Vg3jkN6s
Steve works as a space systems engineer at STFC RAL Space, after graduating with an MSc Astronautics & Space Engineering at Cranfield University (2019) and an MSci (Hons) Physics from Nottingham Trent University (2016). He currently works on a variety of projects from TVAC test campaigns, Phase A & B mission studies, supports the preparation and delivery of Robotic Exploration Field Trials and helps project manage proposals towards using satellite imagery for mine action in Cambodia. Beyond his day job, Steve has founded an experimental rocketry group whom design, develop and launch experimental rocket technology, as well as having a strong ambition to play an active role in sustainable development through the use of Earth Observation, especially for emerging countries; and thus is a member of the Space Generation Advisory Council Ethics and Human Rights Working group, and volunteers through the United Nations, mapping villages, roads and buildings in rural Tanzania to protect girls from Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) with the Tanzania Development Trust. Notes: RAL Space: https://www.ralspace.stfc.ac.uk/Pages/home.aspx Steven's Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRtEz85rdW1mPDNWMbDPndw?disable_polymer=true Steven's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/spacecraftengineer/?hl=en ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Want to get involved in our organisation? Visit https://ukseds.org/ Social media: Instagram Twitter LinkedIn YouTube Facebook For more resources on careers in space: https://spacecareers.uk/ Follow Steven and Caroline on Twitter: @steveegeorge @spaceyswenny Intro and outro tracks: "Fanfare for Space" and "Discovery Hit" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ For any questions, feedback, or things you'd like to see in future episodes, please e-mail us at podcast@ukseds.org on submit here: https://forms.gle/C9hrMTGYH5Psn8iX7
Something a bit different this time - chats with four people about how they interact with remote sensing data day-to-day. If you have questions, comments or corrections then you can contact Alastair (@ajggeoger) and Andrew (@map_andrew) on Twitter using #scenefromabove or @eoscenefrom Shownotes: Cameron from the Satellite Applications Catapult Portal for SEDAS Twitter account for Frances Amy's University page Tech Up Women Ed from RAL Space
ExoMars 2016 launched successfully last week, but why are we going back to the red planet? This mission aims to seek out methane, which could be a crucial clue to whether there is life on Mars. Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
ExoMars 2016 launched successfully last week, but why are we going back to the red planet? This mission aims to seek out methane, which could be a crucial clue to whether there is life on Mars. Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
This week in the Planet Earth Podcast: Sue Nelson visits RAL Space at the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory in Oxfordshire to find out how scientists check if the scientific equipment they put on satellites will work properly once in space. Later she goes to Buckinghamshire to hear how simple changes to hedgerow management could significantly improve winter habitats and food supplies for wildlife. Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
This week in the Planet Earth Podcast: Sue Nelson visits RAL Space at the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory in Oxfordshire to find out how scientists check if the scientific equipment they put on satellites will work properly once in space. Later she goes to Buckinghamshire to hear how simple changes to hedgerow management could significantly improve winter habitats and food supplies for wildlife. Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
This week in the Planet Earth Podcast: Sue Nelson visits RAL Space at the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory in Oxfordshire to find out how scientists check if the scientific equipment they put on satellites will work properly once in space. Later she goes to Buckinghamshire to hear how simple changes to hedgerow management could significantly improve winter habitats and food supplies for wildlife.
Simon and Clare are joined by Mike Hapgood, Head Of Space Weather at RAL Space, to discover the impact space weather has on our daily lives.