Ian Jones OBE

Founder at Goonhilly Earth Station @goonhillyorg... clarinet, bass cl/sax/piano/bass/conductor, photography, would-be sailor, and bassoonist. My personal acc.

[Intuitive Machines @Int_Machines]

“Houston, Odysseus has found his new home” couldn’t have happened without @goonhillyorg confirming the touchdown. In this historic partnership for deep space communications, @CrainTim added IM-1 to the mission board in the UK.

[ITV News West Country @itvwestcountry]

The founder of Goonhilly Earth Station Ltd, based in Cornwall, has been awarded an OBE for his services to space communications.

Ian Jones said it was a "surprise" to receive the award and be recognised for his contribution to the industry.

We caught up with him after receiving the good news.

Read the full story here: https://t.co/mX1HsRdUr7

[Ian Jones OBE @IanJGoonhilly]

@lemarksmith @goonhillyorg Thank you Mark 😊

[Science, Innovation and Technology Committee @CommonsSITC]

📡How can the fabulous world of #UKAstronomy be turned to our commercial, economic & even wider societal benefit?

Join us Weds 0930 w/ @ukatc @OpenUniversity @QmcInstruments @AirbusintheUK @goonhillyorg

ℹ📺https://t.co/nXnPJ2kvHK

@GregClarkMP

[ESERO-UK @ESERO_UK]

Thank you to our a-Mars-ing #MarsDay24 speakers, hosts @goonhillyorg, presenters @dallascampbell and @IzzieClarke, our star guest @astro_timpeake AND our mission partners @STEMLearningUK @esa @spacegovuk! 🚀📡🔴

[Matthew Cosby @MattCosby]

.@spacegovuk’s CEO @paul_bate opening the Space Expo highlighting the important role of @goonhillyorg on the successful @Int_Machines IM1 mission to the Moon.

[Goonhilly @goonhillyorg]

#MarsDay24 is LIVE from Goonhilly with @dallascampbell and @IzzieClarke! 🤩

Tune in for an awe-inspiring line-up and to be among the 1st to see a new 📸 from @esa’s Mars Express spacecraft, being received by us at Goonhilly, right now! 📡🛰️

[Goonhilly @goonhillyorg]

From the 🌖 to the ☀️ (and back again, and again!)

As well as providing support for @Int_Machines’ Odysseus lander during recent nights, we've also been supporting @isro’s Aditya-L1 solar probe during days, switching between the 2 according to the rise & fall of the Sun & Moon!

[Goonhilly @goonhillyorg]

Can you believe IM-1’s Odysseus lander touched down a week ago, today?! We’re already eagerly waiting for @int_machines’ next mission! Until then, we’ll have this video of us detecting Odie’s signal after landing on repeat..! 📡🌖

(🔊Sound on to hear the calls as they came in!)

[Goonhilly @goonhillyorg]

We’re joining @ESERO_UK & @STEMLearningUK on an exciting mission! 🚀

On March 5th, #MarsDay24 will be coming live from Goonhilly! Join online for a day of talks, activities, and a behind-the-scenes look as we downlink a 📸 from @esa's Mars Express! 🛰️

👉https://t.co/ETHs6nbndA

[Goonhilly @goonhillyorg]

Are you heading to @SpaceCommExpo this week? 📡🛰️

Come and chat all things space and satellite communications with us at Stand K30, where we'll be exhibiting with fellow @CWLSpaceCluster members!

Registrations are still open at https://t.co/fQ6yJAdm6o !

[Dallas Campbell @dallascampbell]

The @STEMLearningUK @ESERO_UK #MarsDay24 rehearsal is GO! We’re live TOMORROW (5th) in Cornwall at Goonhilly for a day of top level Mars action with @astro_timpeake @IzzieClarke and many more. Register at https://t.co/3rMbqCiW68 ✨📡

[Ian Jones OBE @IanJGoonhilly]

@hjsnhslks Looking out for my favourite Clangers character … the Skymoo

[BBC Cornwall @BBCCornwall]

Goonhilly Earth Station helps historic Moon mission https://t.co/5pNplbOpOw

[UK Space Agency @spacegovuk]

Congratulations to @Int_Machines on an historic achievement, with the landing of #Odysseus on the lunar surface! 🌑

@goonhillyorg in Cornwall, UK, played a vital role in the mission with tracking and data services. 📡🛰️👇

[Julie Skentelbery @Skentelbery]

Love the understated British celebration of a big scientific achievement .... quick fist pump and a nice cup of tea.

[BBC Cornwall @BBCCornwall]

Contact! How the Goonhilly Earth Station in West Cornwall helped the Moon mission. Julie Skentelbery @Skentelbery hears how it has played an important role in the successful Moon mission @goonhillyorg Listen here https://t.co/ZFqnDNQV3F

[Vix Southgate 🦊 @Victrix75]

@robintucker1 @BIS_spaceflight @NASA @SpaceX @goonhillyorg @Rob_Coppinger Same! 😍 I even screenshot the autosubtitles! 😂
@goonhillyorg @IanJGoonhilly

[Ian Jones OBE @IanJGoonhilly]

@_Jessification_ @goonhillyorg @Int_Machines Thanks Jess.... I think it's time for https://t.co/0Y9Jj2O8pC