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Space Boffins Explore ESTEC
Space Boffins Explore ESTEC
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Length:
47 minutes
Released:
Oct 10, 2017
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Two astronauts and an Imperial Storm Trooper join the Space Boffins podcast from The Netherlands at the European Space Agency's ESTEC Open Day - where thousands of people can see the Agency's spacecraft testing facilities and meet the scientists and engineers involved in ESA space missions. Sue Nelson and Richard Hollingham catch up with ESTEC head Franco Ongaro; Europe's first woman on the International Space Station, Claudie Haigner; a Star Wars Storm Trooper otherwise known as Rosetta project scientist Matt Taylor; as well as the British-born NASA born astronaut Michael Foale and his plans... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
Released:
Oct 10, 2017
Format:
Podcast episode
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