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Scotland's Secret Space Race

Scotland's Secret Space Race takes you into government departments, research labs, launch sites and even into orbit.Dr Murray Collins and Kim McAllister interview politicians, astronauts, space scientists and satellite experts to unveil the incredible innovation going on in Scotland.Wonder where the growth is going to come from post-Covid?The space industry in Scotland is likely to be worth £4bn by 2030 - and the country will soon have launch capacity.

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Scotland's Secret Space Race

Observing earth and processing big data in space

June 29, 2020 • Kim • Season 2 • Episode 3

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Scotland's international influence is highlighted in this podcast, in which Dr Murray Collins and Kim McAllister talk to Steven Ramage from GEO and Professor Tughrul Arslan from the University of Edinburgh.

Glaswegian Steve is based in France, works in Geneva and coordinates earth observation programmes across the world which use data from space to inform high level decision makers.

Professor Tughrul Arslan discusses smart platforms and his work in engineering, including working on the Mars rover and setting up five companies.

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