'A three trillion dollar industry' - Ireland launches first satellite into space

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'A three trillion dollar industry' - Ireland launches first satellite into space

Ireland’s first ever satellite is getting ready to be launched into space. EIRSAT-1, which has been developed by a team at UCD, has left Irish shores and is headed to California. It will be launched into space at the end of this month. Ireland is currently the only full member of the European Space Agency that does not have its own satellite.. Niamh Shaw, Science Communicator, Space Enthusiast and Writer, and David Moore, Editor of Astronomy Ireland magazine, joined Mairead to explain why investment in space is worth it.

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'A three trillion dollar industry' - Ireland launches first satellite into space