How are satellites useful?
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.
Engineering
Satellites
Samantha Cristoforetti
Credit: ESA/NASA, CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO
Occupation: Astronaut, Pilot and Engineer
Year born: 1977
Research Areas: Mechanical Engineering, Aviation, Aeronautics
Alice Bunn
Credit: UK Gov
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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."
John Glenn
spacecraft on 20th Feb 1962.
Credit: NASA
Occupation: Astronaut & Politician
Year born: 1921
Research Areas: Space Flight, Politics
"Space Flight, Politics"
Charles Bolden Jr.
Credit: NASA
Occupation: Astronaut & Administrator of NASA
Year born: 1946
Research Areas: Space Exploration, New Technology
Adriana Ocampo
Credit: NASA/Aubrey Gemignani
Occupation: Planetary Geologist
Year born: 1955
Research Areas: Meteorite Craters, Planets, Moons
Piers Sellers
Credit: NASA
Occupation: Astronaut, Meteorologist
Year born: 1955
Research Areas: Climate Science
Junichiro Kawaguchi
Credit: 中部経済産業局ホームページ
Occupation: Project Manager, Professor
Year born: 1955
Research Areas: Engineering, Planetary Exploration
Maggie Aderin-Pocock
Dark Matter garden, at RHS Chelsea 2015
Credit: Science and Technology Facilities Council
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Occupation: Space Scientist and Science Communicator
Year born: 1968