NERCscience | What's it like being a space Physicist? | Careers in science @NERCscience | Uploaded May 2010 | Updated October 2024, 43 minutes ago.
'You couldn't ask for a better job'

In this video, find out how Space Geodesy Facility #Physicist, Vicki Smith rescues lost satellites in #space!

Through her work, she tracks Earth Observation #satellites with two lasers which she is responsible for maintaining. Some of the satellites she works with have an expected return time of three million years.

Watch the video to find out where studying #science and maths could take you.

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