Space Week

 

Space Week

Written by Sam Jordan and edited by fifth and sixth classes


Stormtrooper speaking Irish!!

 

On the 12th of October, we had the privilege to speak with a retired ESA worker, Juan Miro, who showed us an interesting presentation on Space. We were in contact via Skype.

 

Firstly, we learned a lot about Juan's career, and how he was involved in the Rosetta Mission. The Rosetta Mission was the sending of the Rosetta Spacecraft, along with its lander, Philae, to research the Comet known by scientists as 67P. This mission was highly publicised and it was very interesting to meet even just one of the people behind it.

 

We also learned some very interesting facts, like that there are caves and caverns beneath the surface of the moon. As well we discovered that Mars actually used to have an atmosphere, but something happened and it disappeared. Next we had a look at some Exoplanets that have potential to sustain life.

 

After the presentation, there was a Q&A with Juan. That was also very interesting, we found out that he specialised in Nuclear Science rather than Space. Then he heard about ESA and decided to pursue a different career path.

 

Overall, we all enjoyed it and we all learned something new, and we hope that someday Juan will be able to see us all in person! But it might be a while before that happens.

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