Looking at a career in space, climate or satellites? You may be surprised at how many skills other than science and data are involved too! Find out more in this new STEM resource from the UK Space Agency
UK skills and expertise are behind the ground-breaking TRUTHS climate satellite mission that will dramatically reduce uncertainty in information about our climate generated from space. And it is not the only satellite mission relying on leadership and international collaboration with UK scientists – you may be surprised at how many other skills are involved too! Click on the image below and learn more (opens in new tab).
The UK Space Agency and Space4Climate spoke to some of those working on TRUTHS about their career paths and what inspiring advice they would give to their younger selves if they could go back in time…
This interactive infographic is aimed at students, their families and educators exploring career choices, and professionals at any level with skills that can transfer into the thriving sector in the UK. You are welcome to use it for educational and careers purposes, please credit the UK Space Agency.
You will hear from:
UK Space Agency (UKSA) – Kainat Hussain, TRUTHS lead
National Physical Laboratory (NPL) – Nigel Fox, Chief Scientist for Earth Observation and Climate
European Space Agency (ESA) – Andrea Marini, TRUTHS Project Manager; Susanne Mecklenburg, Head of ESA Climate Office; Simon Pinnock, Earth Observation Applications Engineer; Sharon Isenia, Project Assistant and Documentalist.
National Centre for Earth Observation (NCEO) – Darren Ghent, Senior Scientist, University of Leicester; Richard Bantges, Project Manager and Research Scientist, Imperial College London.
Airbus – Hazel Woods, Project Manager; Kim Lake, Payload Engineer; Alex Upcott-Gill, Mechanical Engineer; Livio Vicinanza, Industrial Manager; Luca Corpaccioli, Satellite Chief Engineer.
Telespazio UK – Alexandra Gravereaux, Lead Ground Segment Engineer.
Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd (SSTL) – Mike Goddard, Optical Systems Functional Manager.
Thanks to everyone who answered our questions, our location hosts Airbus and the European Space Agency Climate Office, Ginger Digital and to Kainat Hussain at the UK Space Agency.
Read more about TRUTHS, watch videos and download written explainers on our Missions page. You can watch and share the individual videos on the UK Space Agency’s YouTube channel.
