Prof Malcolm Macdonald ⊕

Professional Engineer, Chair of Applied Space Technology @UniStrathclyde, Visiting Prof @UCD_Cspace, FRAeS, FRSE, FREng, FRSA, ex-#NEX @SpaceGovUK

[Prof Malcolm Macdonald ⊕ @malcoluim]

Please vote in the RAeS Council 2024 elections.

🔗 https://t.co/r9TelLr25Y

I'm thrilled by my nomination. The opportunity to contribute to our community is a privilege, and I'm eager to support the society's advancement.
#RAeS #aerospace #engineering #innovation #space

[Prof Malcolm Macdonald ⊕ @malcoluim]

I'm on Threads:
https://t.co/nCnN2YoYuY

[Prof Malcolm Macdonald ⊕ @malcoluim]

Same image as above, this time showing the infrared to help remove smoke and emphasis burn area.
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[Prof Malcolm Macdonald ⊕ @malcoluim]

Wildfire near Cannich, Beauly, in the Highlands as viewed yesterday 🔥🚒
Smoke drifting almost 30km to north end of Loch Ness, top-right of image. Burn area and fire front clearly visible on left hand side in below from @sentinel_hub.
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[Eric Berger @SciGuySpace]

It's been nearly 9.5 years since Europe committed to developing the Ariane 6. These increasingly seem like wasted years.

https://t.co/bPA0gFxlRk

[Andrew Parsonson @AndrewParsonson]

Big news just in: @orbexspace has announced that CEO Chris Larmour will be stepping down. The press release doesn't give a lot of detail stating simply that the change of leadership will allow the company to "prepare for the next stage of growth."

[Prof Malcolm Macdonald ⊕ @malcoluim]

I am shocked.
This is brand new information.
I hope no country has built its launch strategy around this..!? If only there had been examples of launch companies starting off with small rockets but moving to big ones & even satellites, like @SpaceX or @RocketLab ohh, err... 🫣

[Axios @axios]

Analysts have cautioned that a bubble in the space industry has formed with a surplus of companies aiming to build and launch small rockets.

https://t.co/R1y4KVvAxZ

[Prof Malcolm Macdonald ⊕ @malcoluim]

Would be a serious U-turn in launch policy for UK gov. to rescue @VirginOrbit, but given scale of UK investment do we even know how many UK jobs are at 'direct' risk? LinkedIn seems to suggest very few, if any... @BBCAmos?

[Jonathan Amos @JCDAmos]

So, Chapter 11 looks to be the next step. Who might fancy buying a ready made rocket company with a backlog of committed launches? UKGov took a punt on OneWeb. But that was then and this is now. https://t.co/IS9wZErVOv

[Prof Malcolm Macdonald ⊕ @malcoluim]

always good to meet a fellow Malcolm... 👇

[Cow of the Day🐮 @CowoftheDay1]

📅16th March 2023
🐮 Malcom
🏷️ Instagram/riderranch_
💕 #animaloftheday

[Michael Sheetz @thesheetztweetz]

Scoop - Virgin Orbit $VORB is pausing operations and beginning a nearly company-wide unpaid furlough, leadership told staff in an all hands meeting minutes ago, sources tell CNBC: https://t.co/10at4XR49C

[Prof Malcolm Macdonald ⊕ @malcoluim]

Bin-fire Britain, where the Prime Minister is “sceptical” about the value of, well, science, and thinks a £6bn national programme can do the same as a £15bn international one... 🫣
#horizoneurope
https://t.co/CH86kQ19wD

[Eric Berger @SciGuySpace]

NEWS: United Launch Alliance is likely to be sold this year. The potential sale has not been disclosed publicly, but three sources confirmed to Ars that potential buyers have been contacted about the opportunity.

https://t.co/ZYHOrK7ro0

[Andrew Parsonson @AndrewParsonson]

.@celestiaaerospc has just announced that the company will build a new 6000-square-metre nanosatellite facility in Sabadell, Spain and I have questions...
https://t.co/ZYYnA3XJqV

[Prof Malcolm Macdonald ⊕ @malcoluim]

Went for a run. Seems it was windy last night. #stormotto 🍃
This is Low Flenders Road in Clarkson, Glasgow.

[Gunter Krebs 🚀 🛰 🇺🇦 🇬🇱🏳️‍🌈 @Skyrocket71]

The "UFO" shot down over Canada has probably been identified: A tiny amateur radio pico balloon (K9YO-15), launched on 22 Oct 2022, has gone missing in the area of the shot down. It was on it's 7th circumnavigation of the globe, being aloft for 123 days.

https://t.co/01ogxcginH

[Prof Malcolm Macdonald ⊕ @malcoluim]

🛰️Want to transform how we design & operate satellites?
🚀Want to help ensure a sustainable space environment?
🌍Want to explore distributed digital ledgers in space?
Get in touch for #PhD @EEEStrathclyde👇
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#DAO #space @RuaridhClark @ChrisZeroG @FindAPhD

[Prof Malcolm Macdonald ⊕ @malcoluim]

On The Seven tonight, @BBCScotland channel with @BBCGaryR, chatting balloons & other aerial vehicles - shall I look out my red mini skirt for this chap on @aineclareob DMs..?

[Dr. Áine O'Brien @aineclareob]

Just went into my message requests on Instagram for the first time in a while. Wish I hadn’t.

[Vantor @vantortech]

New nighttime #satellite images, from Feb 8, reveal a #military parade in progress to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the #Korean People’s Army. These images were collected at 10:05 pm KST & show a large North Korean flag & thousands of people assembled in Kim il Sung Square.

[𝗦𝗥_𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗼𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 @SR_Planespotter]

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