THEANO Talk on Space Janice

‘Space’: 

‘Space’ Janice Hendry THEANO 26/05/06

Personal History: 

Personal History Fascinated by space since childhood 4th Year UG MPhys Physics with Space Science Undertaken 2 placements in space sector Sponsored by RAE for Engineering Leadership Award Have attend several Space related conferences with funding Sponsored twice by ESA to attend IAC Presenting 2 papers in Oct Successfully interviewed for ESA YGT position the Netherlands Start working at Roke Manor in Oct. as Waves Engineer

Areas within SpaceAstronomy & ScienceSpace ScienceSpacecraft Engineering: 

Areas within Space Astronomy & Science Space Science Spacecraft Engineering

Astronomy & Science: 

Astronomy & Science Analysing data from satellites & telescopes Picture from Hubble Graph of data from radar station

Space Science: 

Space Science Instrumentation & mission design MERIS on ENVISAT SIRAL on CryoSat

Spacecraft Engineering: 

Spacecraft Engineering The building & putting together of subsystems for the spacecraft Ariane Launch Hubble

UK’s Involvement in Space: 

UK’s Involvement in Space ESA Cassini-Huygens Galileo GOCE

ESA: 

ESA ESA  European Space Agency Europe’s NASA equivalent 17 member countries, inc. UK Good relations with other space agencies 6 main sites ESTEC – Netherlands, R&D ESOC – Germany, Mission Control ESRIN – Italy, Earth Observation Data EAC – Germany, Astronaut Training Space Port – French Guiana HQ – Paris ~2000 employees + contractors 2006 budget ~ €2904 million

Cassini-Huygens: 

Cassini-Huygens Mission to Saturn Launched Oct 1997 Arrived July 2004 Europe responsible for Huygens probe Huygens landed on Titan 10 UK establishments involved UoS helped with Surface Science Package

Galileo: 

Galileo Europe's GNSS 30 operational satellites Revolutionises satellite navigation Galileo will have guarantees US GPS military owned Russia’s GLONASS poorly maintained UK’s involvement SSTL built GIOVE-A Astrium responsible for payload on GIOVE-B Roke Manor receiver antenna design

GOCE: 

GOCE Earth Observation Expected launch in 2006 Modelling Earth’s gravitational field QinetiQ & Astrium responsible for propulsion subsystem

Bepi-Colombo: 

Bepi-Colombo 3rd ever mission to Mercury Expected launch 2013/14 Expected mission life ~4 years Collaboration between ESA & JAXA Will use electric propulsion – new technology

Electric Propulsion: 

Electric Propulsion Propulsion by emission of ions & electrons Slow to start, but high acceleration with time UK’s involvement QinetiQ in final stage of ESA’s Bepi-Colombo bid Astrium & QinetiQ responsible for GOCE

Space Debris: 

Space Debris AKA Space “Junk” Anything non-operation in orbit space GEO & LEO worst affected One of largest hazards to spacecraft Chemical propulsion adds to space debris population  electric propulsion “cleaner” Damage caused by a paint fleck

Remnants of a Delta II Rocket found near Cape Town: 

Remnants of a Delta II Rocket found near Cape Town

Companies & CareersProfessional OrganisationsConferencesContacts: 

Companies & Careers Professional Organisations Conferences Contacts How to Get Involved

UK Space Companies: 

UK Space Companies

QinetiQ: 

QinetiQ Zephyr HALE UAV US rival: Helios Aimed altitude ~70,000 ft  edge of space Few females in team! Possible use on Mars Problem transporting to destination

Roke Manor: 

Roke Manor Relatively small company ~300 employees Owned by Siemens Based in Romsey Few females in company Galileo Receiver design, inc. modelling Presenting work at IAC in Oct Beagle Designed & built radar altimeter

Graduate Jobs: 

Graduate Jobs You don’t have to be an engineer! Biology Medicine Geology Physics Engineering (All) Life Sciences Chemistry Law Finance & Economics Project Management Politics …

ESA & Jobs: 

ESA & Jobs YGT – Young Graduate Trainee ~200 placements per year Mostly based in Darmstadt & Noordwijk 1 year placement only (no extension) Applications Nov each year ~80 applicants per job Placements Unpaid (~€20 per day) Postdoctoral Research Fellowship 20-30 fellowships 2 years in length General Jobs Only experienced hires (~4-5 years experience) Website: www.esa.int/SPECIALS/Careers_at_ESA/index.html

International Space University: 

International Space University aka ISU, www.isunet.edu Generalised topic – covers subjects across the spectrum Masters courses Based in Strasbourg, France 1 year program MSc in Space Studies & MSc in Space Management Includes 12 week work placement Full & partial sponsorships available Summer program Changes location each year 9 weeks in length Full & partial sponsorships available

Groups: 

Groups UK UKSEDS, www.uk.seds.org Volunteer youth organisation aimed at promoting space and related activities to a wider audience Several branches around country Southampton: SoSEDS (soseds@dravvin.net) International SEDS, www.seds.org UKSEDS parent organisation Space Generation, www.spacegeneration.org Non-governmental organisation which brings the views from it's members to and works with: the UN, Space Agencies and other organisations

Space Outreach: 

Space Outreach ESA, www.esa.int/esaED/index.html International Astronautical Congress (IAC) Sponsor ~80 students to attend & present at IAC + logo competition Parabolic Flight Campaign, Sponsor 120 students to fly their experiment in micro-G YES2 - Young Engineers Satellite Will pave the way for a safe payload return capability (SpaceMail), where the payload can be 'lowered' from space by the use of a tether instead of the conventional rocket propulsion BIS, www.bis-spaceflight.com IAC Sponsor 2 students to present paper at the IAC Student competition BNSC, www.bnsc.gov.uk Provide information on careers, UK involvement, education packs, etc.

Conferences: 

Conferences Most institutes provide funding to attend conferences ESA hold many conferences per year http://conferences.esa.int Students generally get discounted rate Budget for 5 day conference ~£350 Great way to network 2008 IAC being held in Glasgow BIS logo competition, www.bis-spaceflight.com Russia Trip Organised by UKSEDS www.uk.seds.org/events/russia/2006 2 week workshop based in Moscow Visit to cosmonaut training centre & Star City