Space is the place - trendsetting beyond the earths horizons

Duration: 1 hr 22 mins
Publication date: 12 Jul 2019

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An insightful talk on space exploration and innovations from space travel, with an understanding of learning from failure and exploring the fear of failure, fear of the unknown and how to overcome them. Dr Ravi will provide expert advice and guidance relating to the barriers, risks and enablers of innovation, engaging with engineers from across the industry.

This is an engineering lecture for tomorrow's generation, inspiring young engineers with the advancements of today. The aim is to further excite the public about advancements in STEM, bringing ideas to life and presenting the advancement of new technologies and innovative systems developed from space.

Keywords:: Apollo 11

Hubble

JFK

Mars

NASA

Orion spacecraft

STEM

carbon dioxide

energy

engineer

engineering

exploration

explore

habitat

innovation

maths

mission

moon

robot

rocket

science

sonic boom

space

space shuttle

sun

technology

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Dr Ravi N Margasahayam

Dr. Ravi N. Margasahayam, recently retired as the Co-Chair for Ground Safety Review Panel (GSRP) that ensured the safety of all Payloads and Science experiments integrated at the Kennedy Space Centre (KSC), Florida, USA, on their way to the International Space Station (ISS). In this capacity, he oversaw ground safety of over 400 payloads from $5000 to FIVE Billion dollars’ worth of payload and their safety prior to ISS trip. In his 28+ year career at NASA KSC, Ravi has supported or worked on over 100+ Space Shuttle missions, launching 700 astronauts to Space, while supporting many Rocket programs. He is NASA’s expert on Rocket Launch-induced Noise and Vibration Technology. Prior to joining NASA, Ravi embarked on decade-long journey spanning multiple technical disciplines with diverse industries such as railroads, mining, helicopters, commercial airplanes, and military aircrafts at Boeing. He designed gears for V-22, Chinook, and Comanche helicopters. He has authored and presented over 60+ peer reviewed technical papers, nationally and internationally. He organized and co-chaired the Ninth International Congress on Sound and Vibration, ICSV9 Congress, in Orlando, Florida, which was co-sponsored by NASA KSC. Over 600 researchers, from 70 countries attended the congress in 2002.Ravi is the recipient of NASA’s prestigious Silver Snoopy Award for exceptional engineering and safety improvements. Ravi also as an international public speaker and official KSC tour guide for the Public Affairs organization. He has provided technical and historical tours to astronaut families, foreign ambassadors, government dignitaries, international visitors, and military officials. His multilingual ability, coupled with the knowledge of world cultures, and global promotion of NASA’s mission and vision, earned him the unofficial title of KSC’s “Global Goodwill Space Ambassador” from Dr. Roy Bridges, Astronaut and former Centre Director at NASA Kennedy Space Centre. He has travelled and lectured in 30 countries and over 50 universities globally.More recently, he was invited to write the last chapter in “Infinite Worlds” book on the last Hubble Space Telescope mission STS-125. His photograph standing on the ‘Moon Launch Pad” – Complex 39A, atop the Solid Rocket Booster’s Main Flame Deflector, is permanently displayed in a $100-Million-dollar museum dedicated to Space Shuttle Atlantis at NASA’s Kennedy Space Centre Visitor Centre.
Xenophon Christodoulou

IET London Network, Chairman

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