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.
The Space Park Leicester team will also showcase ESAT – an interactive satellite operations simulator designed for education, outreach and training.
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 https://www.space-park.co.uk or to learn more about the University of Leicester visit https://le.ac.uk/.
About Space Park Leicester
Space Park Leicester is a community at the forefront of the UK space sector, established through a partnership led by the University of Leicester. A world-leading cluster for innovative research, enterprise and education in space and Earth observation, Space Park Leicester represents a collaborative hub for industry and academia to develop and grow.
Opened in Spring 2022 by British European Space Agency astronaut Major Tim Peake, Space Park Leicester provides state-of-the-art facilities for research, development, and manufacturing. It houses capabilities and companies covering an end-to-end life-cycle, from satellite design and engineering, through to downstream data and its applications. This creates unmatched opportunities for collaboration.
Space Park Leicester is a cornerstone of Leicester’s Space City cluster, dedicated to space research, production, manufacture and development, and will make Leicester a key part of the UK’s Space Spine. Representing up to £233 million of investment, the Space City partnership includes Space Park Leicester, University of Leicester, DOCK, National Space Centre, National Space Academy and Leicester City Council. Space City is part of the Loughborough and Leicester Science and Innovation Enterprise Zone.
Explore Space Park Leicester partnerships, missions, residents, facilities, training programmes and innovation products at: www.space-park.co.uk
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