Starship
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Credit: Ron Frazier CC BY 2.0
In partnership with the Faulkes Telescope Project
SpaceX, make Falcon rockets. SpaceX is a private American aerospace company. They carry out missions for NASA, the USA military, and commercial companies.
Satellites are useful in lots of ways. They look at the Earth as well as space. They also help us in our the daily lives.
Occupation: Astronomer
Research Areas: Sonification, Black Holes
Occupation: Mathematician and Computer Scientist
Year born: 1912
Research Areas: Computer Programming, Artificial Intelligence
Occupation: President of UKspace
Research Areas: Materials Science, Satellites
"That’s the exciting thing about these scientific missions – you don’t know what you’re going to find."
Occupation: Space Scientist and Science Communicator
Year born: 1968