STEM Careers – Behind the TRUTHS Mission

Behind the TRUTHS is a new satellite careers resource / learning tool created by the UK Space Agency and supported by Space4Climate. Its objective is to:

  • Provide advice direct from experts behind the exciting TRUTHS climate satellite mission
  • Cover a wide range of roles – not only science
  • Inspire the next generation of climate researchers and climate action product developers

Alexandra Gravereaux, Telespazio UK's Lead Ground Segment Engineer, is one of several people behind the TRUTHS climate satellite mission. She talks informally about her work, career path and what advice she would give her younger self if she could travel back in time.

Watch Alexandra talk about her role on the TRUTHS project.

Additionally, you can learn more about the skills and qualifications involved at each stage of the TRUTHS satellite’s design, build, launch and use of the information it sends back to Earth. Just click on the image below to open up an interactive infographic.

Download the interactive TRUTHS Mission infographic (PDF, 1768 KB)