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NI Engineering Goes into Space

NI Engineering Goes into Space
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Join the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, The Armagh Observatory & Planetarium and Robert Hill, Director of the NI Space Office, in an exploration of some of the technology companies in Northern Ireland that are engineering components for space vehicles and systems; thereby supporting our quest for knowledge and understanding of our home planet and the Universe.

Andor Technology and Space will showcase cutting edge cameras that are used in a wide range of astronomy applications from flying telescopes to solar astronomy; Springco will showcase the space exploration and research vehicles on which its products perform essential functions; Spirit Aerospace will showcase its Belfast and US Space programmes, and its high temperature protection systems and Queen’s University Propulsion Lab will showcase its involvement in rocketry.

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