#ESA & @ESRIC_lu challenged European #rover builders to prospect resources within a testbed of the #Moon's shadowy polar regions (made with 200 tons of lava rock). Five winners are receiving development grants to go on to the #lunar challenge's next stage https://t.co/LDnoeKOswC
Great to see @Ben_Everitt today in Milton Keynes North.
Met with the team at Dynamic Imaging Analytics who are:
🚀 Leading the way with space technology
🦠 Researching ways to improve the Coronavirus testing process
🏎 Designing pioneering technology for F1
🌌 The UK Government backed @NASAPersevere will make its descent to Mars today as it searches for evidence of life
🚀 MK-based @DI_Analytics are doing fascinating work looking at how they could support bringing samples back from the planet in the 2030s
https://t.co/T1WwmdJ9VR
🌌 The UK Government backed @NASAPersevere will make its descent to Mars today as it searches for evidence of life
🚀 MK-based @DI_Analytics are doing fascinating work looking at how they could support bringing samples back from the planet in the 2030s
https://t.co/T1WwmdJ9VR
🚀🌑 Milton Keynes is at the centre of high tech innovation including the space industry
🌳🛰️ There are exciting projects locally at the @OpenUniversity, @DI_Analytics and API Microwave
🇬🇧🌌 With an ambitious UK Space Strategy we can go from Global Britain to Galactic Britain
@stevee_mk @_MiltonKeynes@Ben_Everitt@OpenUniversity Sorry CMK if our earlier tweet was ambiguous. Our space research is certainly and most gratefully funded from our agencies including UKSA, ESA and the EC. It is the covid work that hasn’t been yet.
@stevee_mk @Ben_Everitt@OpenUniversity@ASollowayUK The same technology is being developed in parallel to upscale the UKs covid testing capability, as are many similar applications of space tech being transferred into healthcare by other colleagues.
Concrete cows on the moon? Maybe one day! 🐄
🚀 Proud to highlight the fantastic work of MK's very own @DI_Analytics and @OpenUniversity with Science Minister @ASollowayUK
🌑 They have been working on innovative projects including mining for water on the moon
#LoveMK
@Real_Sean_Brady@Ben_Everitt At our rate I thought the number was infinite cash required, but it turns out it’s unknown and probably why I got an N for A-level maths 21 years ago! Still Matlab agrees it’s Inf and may be one other i/j difference between engineers and scientists. Must go to work now :)
@Real_Sean_Brady@Ben_Everitt@SUGRE_1 Excellent! We need to train more scientists and engineers and why we do what we can to support events at @mkinnovates @MKCollege and @SUGRE_1. It’s a huge loss so many Physics depts closed in the late 90’s early 00’s and hopefully one @CranfieldUni MK:U will address locally
@Real_Sean_Brady@Ben_Everitt@SUGRE_1 My take from various articles is that Moonshot is two-fold. Scaling up of lab testing “The testing would be rolled out in workplace, entertainment venues, football stadiums, GP surgeries, pharmacies, schools and other local sites.“ - Independent. Followed by home testing.
@Real_Sean_Brady@Ben_Everitt@SUGRE_1 Because colleagues in other industry had been working on this before the announcement. I guess our part comes in with the BBC article “But experts say there are issues with laboratory capacity for current tests"
@Real_Sean_Brady@Ben_Everitt@SUGRE_1 Why don’t you take a look at our @SUGRE_1 videos, perhaps you know some young people that took part in the last mission, or could be inspired into to science and engineering by taking part in the next one? We fund these entirely ourselves, so no need to worry about scrutiny.
@Real_Sean_Brady@Ben_Everitt@SUGRE_1 I am afraid this is not quite true Sean. I’ve spent 3 of the last 7 days working unfunded on this before the announcement, so didn’t know what it was other than we could help and had been eager to do our bit ever since I joined the scientist crowdfight covid campaign in March
Great chat with Neil & Sheree at @DI_Analytics in MK
🐄 They sent concrete cows into space!
🚀 Now they're working on projects to mine for water on the moon with @OpenUniversity & collect samples from Mars with @esa#prospect mission
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