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Maggie Aderin-Pocock. Dame Margaret Ebunoluwa Aderin-Pocock DBE ( née Aderin; born 9 March 1968) is a British space scientist and science educator. She is an honorary research associate of University College London 's Department of Physics and Astronomy, and has been the chancellor of the University of Leicester since 1 March 2023. [2]
Major Timothy "Tim" Nigel Peake CMG (born 7 April 1972) is a British European Space Agency astronaut, Army Air Corps officer and author.. He is the first British ESA astronaut, the second astronaut to bear a flag of the United Kingdom patch (following Helen Sharman), the sixth person born in the United Kingdom to go on board the International Space Station, and the seventh UK-born person in space.
BBC. URL. bbc .co .uk /bitesize. Launched. January 1998. Current status. Active. BBC Bitesize, [1] also abbreviated to Bitesize, is the BBC 's free online study support resource for school-age pupils in the United Kingdom. It is designed to aid pupils in both schoolwork and, for older pupils, exams.
The British space programme is the British government's work to develop British space capabilities. The objectives of the current civil programme are to "win sustainable economic growth, secure new scientific knowledge and provide benefits to all citizens." The first official British space programme began in 1952.
International Space Station crewmember Tracy Caldwell Dyson views the Earth, 2010. Human spaceflight (also referred to as manned spaceflight or crewed spaceflight) is spaceflight with a crew or passengers aboard a spacecraft, often with the spacecraft being operated directly by the onboard human crew. Spacecraft can also be remotely operated ...
Space.com. Space.com is an online publication focused on space exploration, astronomy, skywatching and entertainment, with editorial teams based in the United States and United Kingdom. The website offers live coverage of space missions, astronomical discoveries and reviews about skywatching telescopes, binoculars and sci-fi entertainment gear.
The Space Weather Prediction Center is one of the nine National Centers for Environmental Prediction (NCEP) and provides real-time monitoring and forecasting of solar and geophysical events, conducts research in solar-terrestrial physics (i.e. heliophysics), and develops techniques for forecasting solar and geophysical disturbances.
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