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J. M. Carrasco comments on the ESA horizon in space research

Title
Coets
Type
Interview
Interview to
Josep Manel Carrasco, ICCUB-IEEC
Date
Language
CA

The researcher talks about the state of space competition and the role of the uropean Space Agency, where collaboration between different states is vital. If you want to find out more about the current state of space missions, do not hesitate to read this article Barcelona Journal.

 

About the author

Josep Manel Carrasco is a researcher of the Gaia group at the ICCUB, where he works with the photometric and spectrometric calibration of the mission's data, evaluating the state of the satellite and creating the data catalogue in the CU9 coordination unit. Creator of the Miralcel dissemination project, he is a regular collaborator of the La República Santboiana program on Radio Sant Boi. He recently published the book "Cosmos: A Quick Immersion" in Tibidabo Ediciones.

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Source
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Language
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