Wednesday 27th November 2019, 7:00pm Sensor City, 31 Russell St, Liverpool L3 5LJ
Sensor City was the venue for this Liverpool Northern Stars meeting. Given the location and facilities the attendees had the opportunity to provide formal presentations on their work and plans for the future.
Following an introduction by Bob Morris, Dan Watson gave an overview on Sensor City, it’s facilities and some of the ongoing projects including a potential cubesat project. Helen Jermak from Liverpool John Moores talked about the work at the Astrophysics Research Institute on astronomy and telescopes including an update on the Liverpool Telescope 2. Stefania Soldini, University of Liverpool, explained her work on orbit determination and her experience in Japan as part of the Hyabusa 2 project.
Mitch Hunter-Scullion, Asteroid Mining Corporation, described the latest developments in asteroid mining. Zuzanna Nagadowska, ManSEDS President, talked about all the projects undertaken by the students from high altitude balloons to rocketry, satellites and outreach activities. Alan Cross, ESA Business Applications Ambassador, covered the use of space data and the commercial opportunities available. Gunter Just and Paul Broadley described their projects and some of ongoing space work at the University of Manchester from small satellites to propulsion systems.
Ray Stott, SpaceSpecialists, talked about after working in space throughout the world he had returned to the NW where his company offered a range of services from consultancy to recruitment and training. Vicky Duncalf, Vicky Video, is a space sector video blogger and presenter and reminded everyone of just how effective film is in promotion and marketing. Finally Greg Thorpe, GTI Space, talked about a solution for addressing the issue of space debris.
A very full and interesting evening and many thanks to Sensor City for hosting the meeting.