spacePod
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Welcome to the spacePod, a look at the UK space industry from the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory.
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In this edition: We hear the highlights of the Appleton Space Conference, talk to Virgin Galactic's president Will Whitehorn, learn about ESA's Rosetta Mission, and celebrate 25 years of IRAS.
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In this edition: We celebrate 50 years of Space Exploration, speak to Paul Eccleston about MIRI and the James Webb Space Telescope and tavel to Manchester to find out about Ruth Bamford's mini-magnetosphere experiments.
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In this edition: Chris Davis visits the recently opened space gallery at the Science Museum, London speaking to Nicholas Patrick, a British born NASA astronaut, as well as Doug Millard who gives us a tour of the gallery. Tom Rado talks to Mike Lockwood about the real science behind climate change and what has so far been denounced by this year's IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) reports. We also take a look at the Hampshire-based Chilbolton Observatory, 40 years after it began operations in 1967
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In this edition: Chris Davis talks to musician and jounalist Alex James about how he became interested in space. We also take a look back at the 2nd Appleton Space Conference held at the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory. Steve Crothers journeys to the Arctic where the EISCAT radar is located on the island of Svalbard, in search of the aurora. Then in the first of the mini-series Prof. Bob Bingham explains what Pulsars are - and whether they do actually 'pulse'...
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In this, our very first edition: Chris Howe looks back on SMART-1, Europe's first mission to the Moon. Richard Harrison explains how the STEREO solar mission will work, with Chris Davis travelling to Cape Canaveral, Florida to witness the launch of the mission. Tom Rado looks at how we make sure satellite components can survive a rocket launch using a special test facility.
