Women in space
This collection features some excellent female role models to highlight the many career opportunities available, working within the space industry. They include:
- Suzie Imber - Associate Professor of Space Physics
- Abbie Hutty - ExoMars Delivery Manager
- Maggie Aderin-Pocock - Space scientist and science communicator
- Libby Jackson - Human Spaceflight and Microgravity Programme Manager
- Portia Bowman - Space Systems Engineer
- Joanne Wheeler - Space Lawyer
- Natasha Almeida – Postdoctoral Researcher
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Libby Jackson - Human Spaceflight and Microgravity Programme Manager
Libby works at the UK Space Agency, in Swindon. She works with scientists and industry to ensure that they can run experiments on the International Space Station. Libby works alongside astronauts who will be running the experiments on the space station. She leads a team to ensure that research can be performed...
Portia Bowman - Space Systems Engineer
Portia works with other scientists and engineers to work on systems that will go into space. She explains how she is working on a project to build a robotic arm to work on samples from Mars. Portia studied Physics and then Space Engineering at university.
There are two cuts of the video – one aimed at...
Joanne Wheeler - Space Lawyer
Joanne uses her skills and knowledge to advise satellite operators on the legal aspects of launching and operating a satellite in space. With the growth of more commercial satellite companies there is a demand for more lawyers to advise and write the rules governing space activities across the globe.
There...
Natasha Almeida – Postdoctoral Researcher
Natasha is a researcher studying meteorites at the Natural History Museum. She examines meteorites to tell us more about the history of the solar system and the origins of life on Earth.
There are two cuts of the video – one aimed at primary aged children, and one for secondary.
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| Subject(s) | Space, Careers |
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| Age | 5-7, 7-11, 11-14, 14-16, 16-19 |
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| Direct URL | https://www.stem.org.uk/cxjaks |
