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What Is a Spacecraft?

In this short presentation, Dr Matjaz Vidmar provides an overview of how a spacecraft is constructed, describing the different parts of a spacecraft and their functions.

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Case Study 1 - It’s All About the Power

Case study 1 - recorded session from Andrew Strain at AAC Clyde Space about powering satellites for the Spacecraft Systems short course.

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Space Data for Resilience

To begin this week's topic, we would like to share this interview with Neha Yadav, Business Development Director at Descartes Underwriting. Watch the video to learn more about how Descartes uses…

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Week 6 - Panel Discussion

Discussion panel with industry speakers in Week 6 of the Spacecraft Systems short course.

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Types of Data and Limitations

This week we will dive further into the basic principles of how satellites collect relevant data about the Earth's surface and atmosphere. Understanding the types of data and their limitations…

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Week 5 - Introduction to Calibration and Operations

An overview of what you'll learn in Week 5 of the Spacecraft Systems short course.

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Course Overview - Introduction to Spacecraft Systems

Introduction to the Spacecraft Systems short course.

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Week 2 - Introduction to Power

An overview of what you'll learn in Week 2 of the Spacecraft Systems short course.

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Space Bridge Courses Trailer

Space Bridge Courses Trailer

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Healthy Heifer: A precision solution for dairy farmers

Strong and healthy replacement heifers are crucial to the longevity and productivity of a milking herd. Supporting timely, informed and accurate interventions, the Healthy Heifer project seeks to…

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Observing Earth from Space - Trailer

There are now over 600 satellites observing the Earth, with hundreds more to be launched over the next decade. Using a powerful new web tool, Earth Blox, you will be able to explore satellite data…

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The True Final Frontier: oceans from space; Dr Encarni Medina-Lopez

It is commonly said that we know more about space than about our seas, but what about studying the ocean from space? Satellite data has been used for decades in land studies, but ocean observation is…

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Higgs Chat with Sergey Koposov

Higgs Hour with Sergey Koposov ahead of his talk on Friday, 23 October at 1pm. https://higgs.ph.ed.ac.uk/colloquia/higgs-hour-sergey-koposov/

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Hear from our students: MSc Geographical Information Science (GIS )

Taylor shares her experiences studying the MSc in Geographical Information Science (GIS)

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Hear from our students: Earth Observation and Geoinformation Management

One of our students, Sebastian Valdivia shares his experiences studying the MSc Earth Observation and Geoinformation Management

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