space
Getting to know Magdalena Grzybek…
As a shy young girl living in a small town in southern Poland, her father away working night shifts, Magdalena Grzybek would look through her telescope at the stars and dream of working in something ...
The wonder, threat and lure of rocks from outer space…
WONDER Asteroids and comets are said to be leftovers from the formation of the solar system and planets. Each of these worlds offers a unique flavour of our solar system's stages of evolution, from the ...
Using European Space Agency expertise to grow better crops
When you hear the words European Space Agency (ESA), ambitious missions to mars or spectacular crash-landings on comets may come to mind. What is less likely to occur is agriculture and improving crop yields. But ...
The rebirth of the manufacturing sector
When it comes to careers at the heart of the action in terms of world-changing technologies and wealth generation, then manufacturing is the place to look. In the shadow of ICT over the past 30 ...
Putting astronautics and space engineering into practice with the CranSEDS rocket launch
As well as studying MSc Astronautics and Space Engineering at Cranfield University, I am also currently treasurer of CranSEDS - Cranfield Students for the Exploration and Development of Space. As part of this society, our president ...