Meet the people who fly spacecraft, without ever leaving Earth!
Matt Gray
Jul 10, 2025 16:02
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The European Space Agency invited me to their mission control centre in Germany to find out what it takes to be a Satellite Operations Engineer working on their new Earth observation satellite, BIOMASS.
Matt Gray | http://mattg.co.uk | @MattGrayYes
📋 Credits 📋
Series Producer/Director: Cambria Bailey-Jones
Camera Operator / Editor: Jamie MacLeod | https://www.jamiemacleod.co.uk
Sound Design: Dan Pugsley | https://www.cassinisound.com
Captions: Jacob Salas | caption.plus
Executive Producer: Guy Larsen
A Matt Gray & Penny4 Production https://www.penny4.co.uk
Special thanks to Elia, Jakob, Maya, Nicola, Lucy and Daniel at ESA and ESOC along with all of our contributors for this episode!
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🌍 Extra Info 🌍
ESA: Biomass satellite returns striking first images of forests and more
https://www.esa.int/Applications/Observing_the_Earth/FutureEO/Biomass/Biomass_satellite_returns_striking_first_images_of_forests_and_more
More about BIOMASS: https://www.esa.int/Applications/Observing_the_Earth/FutureEO/Biomass
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Hi, I'm Matt Gray. You may know me from my work with Tom Scott, The Technical Difficulties, Matt Gray is Trying, or even as a broadcast engineer working in radio and TV.
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