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#23 Becoming an astronaut: Sophie Harker
It was a meeting with the first Briton in space, Dr Helen
Sharman, that changed the course of Sophie Harker’s life forever. A maths
student at The University of Nottingham, she took this advice seriously and
went on to become an aerodynamics and performance engineer at BAE Systems.
Although she is yet to leave planet earth, Sophie has been working on designs
for a revolutionary new aircraft designed to take off from a runway and enter
space in a single stage. Project such as this are just part of the story, and
Sophie is working hard to ensure that when the European
Space Agency put out their next call for astronauts, she is ready, and with
thousands of applicants for every seat, competition will be fierce.
GUEST:
Sophie Harker, aerodynamics and performance engineer, BAE Systems and The IET Young Woman Engineer of the Year
2018
The post #23 Becoming an astronaut: Sophie Harker first appeared on Engineering Matters.
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It was a meeting with the first Briton in space, Dr Helen
Sharman, that changed the course of Sophie Harker’s life forever. A maths
student at The University of Nottingham, she took this advice seriously and
went on to become an aerodynamics and performance engineer at BAE Systems.
Although she is yet to leave planet earth, Sophie has been working on designs
for a revolutionary new aircraft designed to take off from a runway and enter
space in a single stage. Project such as this are just part of the story, and
Sophie is working hard to ensure that when the European
Space Agency put out their next call for astronauts, she is ready, and with
thousands of applicants for every seat, competition will be fierce.
GUEST:
Sophie Harker, aerodynamics and performance engineer, BAE Systems and The IET Young Woman Engineer of the Year
2018
The post #23 Becoming an astronaut: Sophie Harker first appeared on Engineering Matters.
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