Space Hub Edinburgh

This is an account sharing #space and #satellites activities going on at @EdinburghUni
Account managed by @SpaceKTed

[Space Hub Edinburgh @SpacEdinburgh]

NIMCAM is 1 of 12 early-stage Earth observation projects funded by the UK Space Agency's £9m investment, helping to better monitor and help protect the planet - https://t.co/Z0HHcB0j6X

[Space Hub Edinburgh @SpacEdinburgh]

Paul Palmer is the Professor behind NIMCAM, leading the Atmospheric Composition Group @EdinburghUni, focusing on atmospheric study. Paul is helping build a ground-based remote sensing network across the UK to track GHG's and help combat climate change - https://t.co/M48ktyU5El

[Space Hub Edinburgh @SpacEdinburgh]

🛰️NIMCAM | UK-led Mission to Map Methane

Led by @EdinburghUni and supported by the CEOI and @spacegovuk, NIMCAM will pinpoint industrial and natural methane release with high spatial resolution

[Space Hub Edinburgh @SpacEdinburgh]

Article link: https://t.co/qcI5YvFyDO

Dr Lara Kalnins is a lecturer at the University of Edinburgh's School of GeoSciences - with research in marine geophysics and volcanism 👉 https://t.co/Bd7ysEOVgp

[Space Hub Edinburgh @SpacEdinburgh]

🌋 Volcanic Meteorites from Mars reveal the geological history of the red planet...

Using argon-argon dating, shergottites were dated from around 150-600 million years ago, pointing towards ejecta from the youngest and largest volcanoes on Mars - such as Olympus Mons!

[Space Hub Edinburgh @SpacEdinburgh]

A Trajectory Optimization Method for Stabilizing a Tumbling Target Using Dual-Arm Space Robots (https://t.co/Dw5Pa55ho2)

Impact-Aware Bimanual Catching of Large-Momentum Objects (https://t.co/6czIDTAAFT)

Check out the teams research here 👉 https://t.co/Jb4kg0rm1S

[Space Hub Edinburgh @SpacEdinburgh]

🛰️ A solution to catching space junk?

Here at Edinburgh's Centre for Robotics, an optimisation framework for stabilising a tumbling targets using a two-arm space robot was created. This was taken a step further by using two KUKA robotic arms to put simulation into practice!

[Space Hub Edinburgh @SpacEdinburgh]

Glass used in solar panels, windows, mirrors, and fibres could be produced from Moon dust 🌒

Dr Jürgen Schleppi and Dr Geoffrey Bromiley investigated the transparency of glass produced from different artificial lunar regolith 👉https://t.co/FmMUSL7Vjz

@GeosciencesEd

[Tim Peake @astro_timpeake]

Really excited to be heading out on tour again later this year. This is a brand new show sharing the humour and excitement, the triumphs and tragedies of human spaceflight. I can’t wait to share the behind the scenes stories that bring these iconic moments to life.
Venues across the country from September 2024.
See link for ticket and venue information.

#space #astronauts #liveshow

https://t.co/BHxYWuH2YV

[UK Space Agency @spacegovuk]

Tune in to Radio 2 now for a chat on all things space with @tomhanks, @astro_timpeake and @radioleary! 👇🚀🛰️

[Tim Peake @astro_timpeake]

Happy Launchaversary to Helen Sharman.

In 1991, she became the first Brit in space, the first Western European woman in space and the first woman on the Mir space station.

That’s an impressive list of firsts 🚀.

Helen continues to be a fantastic advocate for STEM education.

#otd #space #astronaut

[Space Hub Edinburgh @SpacEdinburgh]

Prisoners experience confinement similar to what future deep-space astronauts living on the Moon and Mars will endure, which is why Prof Charles Cockell from the UKCA set out to create the 'Life Beyond' project - linking prisoners to space exploration 👉 https://t.co/OBNuHMhgBP

[Space Hub Edinburgh @SpacEdinburgh]

Prisoners experience confinement similar to what future deep-space astronauts living on the Moon and Mars will endure, which is why Prof Charles Cockell from the UKCA set out to create the 'Life Beyond' project - linking prisoners to space exploration 👉 https://t.co/OBNuHMhgBP

[Space Hub Edinburgh @SpacEdinburgh]

@EdinburghUni Steven is an academic psychologist with 20+ years of experience in team performance in high-risk/high-reliability industries. Along with colleagues, Steven helped produce the Non-Technical Skills for Surgeons to help improve patient safety https://t.co/40xSUW1w7z
#space #medicine

[Space Hub Edinburgh @SpacEdinburgh]

How will astronauts adapt to medical emergencies in deep space with communication delays? Steven Yule, chair of behavioural sciences @EdinburghUni teamed up with researchers to investigate autonomous medical responses with and without ground support. 👉 https://t.co/oB4UrgahXu

[Space Hub Edinburgh @SpacEdinburgh]

@EdinburghUni Crew autonomy was assessed in a simulated space environment in response to medical events. Steven is part of a team helping create a standard medical programme for astronaut crew behaviour, implementing effective management tools in response to emergencies https://t.co/7rakei0y9o

[Space Hub Edinburgh @SpacEdinburgh]

@EdinUni_CRH @EdinburghUni @vjain102 #womeninstem #space #exploration #medicine #Edinburgh #Universityofedinburgh #research

[Space Hub Edinburgh @SpacEdinburgh]

Dr Varsha Jain is one of the world’s first space gynaecologists and is leading the way in female physiology in space 🚀

Varsha teamed up with the European Space Agency to create the first research agenda for reproductive health in space. 👉https://t.co/KoSuvy4sGm (Page 36).

[Space Hub Edinburgh @SpacEdinburgh]

@EdinUni_CRH @EdinburghUni @vjain102 Varsha appeared on the Instant Genius podcast, discussing reproduction in space, stigma, and how pushing the body to the limit in extreme environments can help advance human physiology unknowns on Earth. The podcast episode is definitely worth a listen! 👉 https://t.co/c4frTvHvhN

[UK Space Agency @spacegovuk]

The UK’s @Astro_Rosemary has graduated from @ESA basic training and is ready to enter pre-assignment training. 👩‍🚀

Our Deputy CEO and Chief Delivery Officer, Annelies Look caught up with Rosemary after the ceremony.

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