A relaxed conversation with those on the cutting edge of science and technology - hosted by Britain's first astronaut Helen Sharman - Presented by Imperial Coll...
In the last of our series of special bonus editions, Helen Sharman is joined by Swedish physicist and ESA astronaut, Christer Fuglesang, who spent 26 days on board the ISS, and in that time conducted 31 hours of extravehicular activities (that’s space walks).
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Bonus: Space Stations with Soyeon Yi
Welcome to another special bonus edition of the Zero Pressure Podcast, presented by Imperial College London and Saab. For our recent episode on the future of space stations, we were lucky to be joined by 3 astronauts. To kick off 2025 we are releasing each of those conversations in full, bringing you even more leading insight into our future in space.This time we are hearing Helen Sharman's full conversation with Soyeon Yi, biotechnologist, and South Korea’s first astronaut, who spent 10 days on board the ISS.
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Bonus: Space Stations with Reinhold Ewald
Welcome to a special bonus edition of the Zero Pressure Podcast, presented by Imperial College London and Saab. For our recent episode on the future of space stations, we were lucky to be joined by 3 astronauts. To kick off 2025 we are releasing each of those conversations in full, bringing you even more leading insight into our future in space. To start with, here’s Helen Sharman's full conversation with German physicist and astronaut, Reinhold Ewald. Reinhold is President of the Association of Space Explorers and spent 18 days on the Mir space station.
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Beyond the International Space Station
This is a very special edition of the Zero Pressure Podcast series as Helen Sharman is joined by 3 fellow astronauts to discuss the future of space stations.
Since the 1970s, humans have been using orbiting space stations as places to live and work in microgravity. More than engineering and life support marvels, they are platforms for ground-breaking experimental research, expanding our knowledge of science and our ability to explore further.
Helen is joined by Reinhold Ewald, German physicist and astronaut, now President of the Association of Space Explorers, who spent 20 days in space, 18 days on the Mir space station. Soyeon Yi, biotechnologist, and South Korea’s first astronaut, who spent 11 days in space, 9 on the ISS. Soyeon is now a lecturer and businessperson, currently with a particular interest in medical devices. And Christer Fuglesang, physicist and the first Swedish astronaut, who spent 26 days over 2 missions in space, 17 days on board the ISS, with five EVAs, or spacewalks.
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Journey to Sustainable Skies
What does a technical roadmap to sustainable aviation look like, and what role will innovative technologies, sustainable aviation fuels, and new propulsion methods play in this transformation? We explore the costs, timelines, and infrastructure changes needed, and consider how these shifts could reshape not just the industry, but our global approach to climate resilience.
Britain's first astronaut, Helen Sharman, is joined by Professor Christer Fureby. Christer is a professor at Lund University in Sweden, specialising in computational fluid dynamics, with a focus on sustainable energy solutions. With extensive expertise in advanced propulsion systems and sustainable aviation, his research aims to improve the efficiency of energy use and to reduce the climate impact of aviation.
A relaxed conversation with those on the cutting edge of science and technology - hosted by Britain's first astronaut Helen Sharman - Presented by Imperial College London and Saab
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