How is war being fought in space?
How does space technology play a part in modern warfare, manufacturing and estimating sea levels? Inside Science is at Space Comm Expo.
This week Inside Science comes from Space Comm Expo in London, one of the biggest space conferences in the world. Tom Whipple explores the conference with Suzie Imber, Professor of Planetary Science at the University of Leicester.
Tom also speaks to Dr Everett Dolman, Professor of Space Strategy at John Hopkins University in the USA, about the role of space in modern warfare.
Jodie Howlett, who oversees in-orbit manufacturing at the UK Space Agency talks about why the unique physics of space could be the perfect environment in which to manufacture the next generation of medicines.
And Daniela Schmidt, Professor of Earth Sciences at Bristol University tells us why new research shows how we鈥檝e drastically underestimated our measurements of sea level.
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Presenter: Tom Whipple
Producer: Kate White, Katie Tomsett, Alex Mansfield and Clare Salisbury
Production co-ordinator: Jana Bennett-Holesworth
Editor: Martin Smith
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