Coffee & Geography 6x16 Meganne Christian (UK) Antarctica, space exploration, ESA reserve astronaut

Kit Marie chats with scientist and European Space Agency reserve astronaut Dr Meganne Christian about a life and career shaped by movement, exploration and scientific curiosity. Meganne shares her experiences researching atmospheric physics and meteorology at Concordia Station in Antarctica, where temperatures fell below minus 100°C with wind chill, before explaining how satellites, microgravity research and in-space manufacturing can improve life on Earth. The conversation also explores ice cores, katabatic winds, the ESA astronaut reserve, printing human tissue in space, servicing satellites in orbit, crocheting in microgravity, and why Antarctica helps us understand the pulse of the planet. 🔗 Meganne Christian: European Space Agency profile - https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Human_and_Robotic_Exploration/Astronauts/Meganne_Christian) 🔗 ESA Astronaut Class of 2022 – Meganne Christian - https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Images/2022/11/ESA_Astronaut_Class_of_2022_Meganne_Christian 🔗 How Meganne Christian became a reserve astronaut - https://www.ingenia.org.uk/articles/qa-meganne-christian-reserve-astronaut/ 🔗 Concordia Station, Antarctica - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concordia_Station 🔗 Beyond EPICA: Earth’s oldest ice - https://www.bas.ac.uk/project/beyond-epica/ 🔗 NASA Spinoff - https://spinoff.nasa.gov/ 🔗 Beyond Earth: Satellite Applications Catapult - https://sa.catapult.org.uk/missions/beyond-earth/ 🔗 In-orbit servicing, assembly and manufacturing facilities (ISAM) - https://sa.catapult.org.uk/facilities/isam/ 🔗 Earth Nullschool interactive map - https://earth.nullschool.net/ #CoffeeGeogPod #MeganneChristian #ESAAstronaut #AstronautReserve #Antarctica #ConcordiaStation #AtmosphericScience #Meteorology #IceCores #ClimateScience #SpaceExploration #SpaceScience #Microgravity #InSpaceManufacturing #SatelliteApplications #SpaceSustainability #ISAM #Graphene #WomenInSTEM #WomenInSpace #GeographyEducation #STEAM Theme music: Sparks of Inspiration by Silvermansound.com