Inspired by Space: Recent Episodes
William Grant Foundation
Space expert Dr Murray Collins and broadcaster Kim McAllister are back with a bonus series following three popular space podcast series.This time they're condensing as much of Scotland's space sector across the central belt into three episodes as they can.Come into the Spire offices where satellites are built, witness data from outer space transform into insight to save the rainforest and listen as Scotland's Chief Entrepreneur explains why a career in space in Scotland is so appealing.Inspired by Space is proudly sponsored by Spire Global and Space Intelligence.
In the third episode, host Kim McAllister is joined in the Connect studio by Scotland's Chief Entrepreneur Mark Logan, one of the University of Edinburgh's youngest professors Ed Mitchard and Spire's Head of UK Stakeholder Engagement Dr Hina Khan.
Where are the jobs coming from?
Which skills do people need to work in the sector?
*What kind of support is out there?
This three-part series, sponsored by Spire Global and Space Intelligence, is aimed at people wanting to understand the Scottish space sector and the job opportunities within it.
It is a Connect production.
https://www.space-intelligence.com
https://spire.com/
https://www..connectcommunications.co.uk
In the second episode, Dr Murray Collins invites us into the Edinburgh headquarters of the company he and co-founder Professor Ed Mitchard have been building through the pandemic.
From 4 to 27 staff in a couple of short years, Space Intelligence has gone global and is now helping to save forests across the world using space data.
Dr Alexis Moyer and Dr Paula Nieto Quintano explain some of the science, while Coleen Caina and Phoenix Chandler talk about finding jobs with a purpose - even if none of their friends can grasp what they do!
This three-part series, sponsored by Spire Global and Space Intelligence, is aimed at people wanting to understand the Scottish space sector and the job opportunities within it.
It is a Connect production.
https://www.space-intelligence.com
https://spire.com/
https://www..connectcommunications.co.uk
In this first episode, broadcaster (and space geek) Kim McAllister gets an exclusive behind-the-scenes tour of the manufacturing facility where Spire Global builds its satellites. More than 150 satellites have been built in the Glasgow facility and launched into orbit since 2015, gathering data for everything from spotting forest fires to informing the world’s weather centres.
Joel Spark, Spire co-founder, and Hina Khan, Head of UK Stakeholder Engagement, chat about the company’s exponential growth and the amazing opportunities for people to work at Spire, which includes the opportunity to name a satellite.
This three-part series, sponsored by Space Intelligence and Spire Global, is aimed at people wanting to understand the Scottish space sector and the job opportunities within it.
https://www.space-intelligence.com
https://spire.com/