Leicester experts to appear at National Space Academy Careers Conference
Leading experts from Space Park Leicester have been invited to take part in the next National Space Academy Careers Conference.
Leading experts from Space Park Leicester have been invited to take part in the next National Space Academy Careers Conference.
Professor Emma Bunce, Director of the Institute for Space and Professor of Planetary Plasma Physics at the University of Leicester, will give the keynote speech at the fully booked event on Friday.
She will be joined by Dr Francesca Faedi, of the University of Leicester’s School of Business, who will also give a talk at the conference, and Space Park Leicester Deputy Director Professor Nigel Bannister and Education and Outreach Officer, Josh Barker.
Professor Bannister said: “At Space Park Leicester we provide a variety of education and training opportunities to inspire the next generation of engineers, analysts and entrepreneurs so we’re delighted to support National Space Academy with its latest Careers Conference.
“We’ll be attending with ESAT which replicates the core functions of a real spacecraft, including attitude control, telemetry, and payload operations, in a safe, hands-on environment. It uses a physical model combined with software tools to demonstrate how satellites respond to commands, manage power, and communicate with ground stations.
“At Space Park Leicester, ESAT enables us to showcase real-world mission concepts and deliver engaging training to students and professionals, covering core concepts in physics, spacecraft engineering and mission design and operations. We also incorporate ESAT into our professional spaceflight engineering and mission design activities, enabling us to include ‘Hardware In The Loop’ in a range of research and development programmes.”
National Space Academy General Manager David Wilkinson added: “We are delighted that Space Park Leicester is so strongly represented at the conference for young people in our region. It shows the strength of the space industry in the area and that there are real, cutting-edge space careers right here in the East Midlands.”
For further information about ESAT, visit https://www.theia.eusoc.upm.es/esat/ or to learn more about the work of the National Space Academy go to https://nationalspaceacademy.org/
To explore Space Park Leicester partnerships, missions, residents, facilities, training programmes and innovation products, visit www.space-park.co.uk or to learn more about the University of Leicester visit le.ac.uk/.
Main image: Space Park Leicester Deputy Director Professor Nigel Bannister, Education and Outreach Officer, Josh Barker and Dr Francesca Faedi, of the University of Leicester’s School of Business, will take part in the conference.