Interviews
Hear first hand what a space job is like from real space professionals all over the sector.
Credit: Airbus Defence & SpaceAbbie Hutty
Spacecraft Structures Engineer on the ExoMars Rover Vehicle Team at Airbus Defence and Space
Akinwale Abraham Tobiloba
National Point of Contact Nigeria for the Space Generation Advisory Council
Credit: Iwona KapusniakAnna Fogtman
Research Fellow at the Space Medicine Team, European Space Agency.
Credit: UK Space AgencyAnu Ohja
Executive Director of the National Space Centre, in charge of the National Space Academy programme
Credit: Alastair BruceChanging Careers: Alastair Bruce
Dr Alastair Bruce is an astronomer and the planetarium manager at Dynamic Earth, Edinburgh, after making a career change from acting.
Credit: CaltechChanging Careers: Harriet Brettle
Harriet Brettle, the Head of Business Analysis at Astroscale, discusses changing careers from banking to the space sector.
Credit: Dr. Rachana BhatawdekarChanging Careers: Rachana Bhatawdekar
Dr Rachana Bhatawdekar changed careers from the IT industry and is now an astronomer and Research Fellow at the European Space Agency.
Credit: Surrey Space CentreChris Bridges
Lecturer at Surrey Space Centre (SSC), University of Surrey
Credit: David Southwood
Former Director of Science and Robotic Exploration at the European Space Agency (ESA)
Credit: Gerry GilmoreGerry Gilmore
Professor of Experimental Philosophy at the Institute of Astronomy, Unviersity of Cambridge
Ian Crawford
Ian is a Professor of Planetary Science and Astrobiology at Birkbeck College, University of London. He has trained as an astronomer, planetary scientist, and geophysicist.
Credit: Jennifer HarrisJennifer Harris
PhD student in remote sensing applied to planetary science at Birkbeck College, University of London
Karen Haughian
Research Fellow in the Institute for Gravitational Research at the University of Glasgow
Kate Furnell
PhD student at Liverpool John Moores University studying the evolutionary history of stellar mass in galaxy clusters.
Credit: Leo TeeneyLeo Teeney
Young Graduate Trainee at the ESA European Astronaut Centre (EAC) in Cologne, Germany.
Credit: O. Usher (UCL MAPS)Louise Harra
Professor of Physics at UCL’s Mullard Space Science Laboratory (MSSL)
Lucy Sutcliffe
Lucy studied Structural and Civil Engineering at the University of Cambridge, graduating a year ago. She now works as a structural engineer.
Luke Daly
Postdoctoral research associate at the University of Glasgow in planetary science research
Credit: Dr. Maggie LieuMaggie Lieu
Research Fellow at the European Space Agency where she is working on projects in preparation for Euclid, a space based optical/IR telescope planned for launch in 2021
Credit: Marie-Claire PerkinsonMarie-Claire Perkinson
Mission Design Specialist in the Future Programmes Group at Astrium, Stevenage
Credit: SSTLMartin Sweeting
Executive Chairman of Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd (SSTL) and Director of The Surrey Space Centre at the University of Surrey.
Credit: Sarah BoothNicholas Booth
Author and Broadcaster, recently co-wrote "The Search for Life on Mars: The Greatest Scientific Detective Story of All Time"
Credit: Flamsteed Astronomy SocietyRichard Crowther
Chief Engineer at the UK Space Agency and expert on Near Earth Objects
Thomas Cheney
3rd year PhD candidate in space law - Sunderland University, and Co-lead of the Space Generation Advisory Council’s Space Law and Policy Project Group.
Tim Hewlett
PhD student at the University of St Andrews, studying the growth of supermassive black holes through time.
Vinita Marwaha Madill
Vinita is a Space Operations Engineer at ESA, and focuses on future human spaceflight operations. She founded Rocket Women, a website inspiring young women to study STEM.