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Hiya, I'm in the UK and trying to figure out if ESA accepts Psychology qualifications. This is the criteria on their website:

"Applicants must have a minimum of a Master’s degree from a recognised academic institution in natural sciences (including physical sciences; Earth, atmosphere or ocean sciences; biological sciences), medicine, engineering or mathematics/computer sciences, with at least three years of professional experience after graduation. This could include working in a lab, conducting research in the field or working in a hospital. A PhD or equivalent degree, or additional Master’s degrees in the aforementioned subject areas, are considered an asset."

Psychology is a natural and social science, so is it considered for this? or do they see it as medicine? OR is it not considered at all. Hoping anyone would be able to shed some light on this, I've had very little luck figuring it out :')

(also the qualification I'm about to pursue is BSc Psych, accredited by the BPS)

Hello,
I am 18 years old, and my dream is to become an airline pilot. However, I had a condition around the time I was born that left me with a very high degree of myopia in one eye compared with the other.
I have normal vision in one eye, with a prescription of around -4 diopters, which is fully corrected with glasses or contact lenses. In my other eye, however, I am extremely short-sighted—to the point where I can barely read the large letters on a board. The prescription in that eye is around -16 diopters, and even with corrective lenses, the vision only improves slightly.
Given my condition, do I still have any chance of obtaining a Class 1 Medical Certificate, by any means?

So hi guys.I'm Roy,the cofounder of the first space club of its sort in any public school in the entire country(Kenya,East Africa),and am here to call for all those space nerds out there on the continent.

In the wake of creating the space club,first of its kind,i saw it fit to begin an online community and future startup of Space engineering teen enthusiats in Africa who will,together with me and my team,work together in building and coming up with Aerospace solitions for our continent and the world.

So ill start with creating a subreddit then we could work from there peeps,you could also give me ideas on this however youd like this to go in achieving our mission,after all we're one(you could dm me directly).Under what i presume will be our parent company in the early stages,LEO SKY AFRICA(a company in kenya focused on space education to youth in africa,you can go check out their website)(not to mention we have some contact with the Kenya space agency we are yet to nurture)ive contacted a friend of mine in Ghana hopefully wherever you guys come from could help us with that too,the could come to your country and help building substancial space clubs for all you enthusiasts,the CEO...Mr.Kimani is super charismatic about Africa and space,trust me!...we've already began this seed planting all over our own country already,but its taking time for sure.

The name of the subreddit is gonna be r/sayari_ aerospace....lemme go put it up right now.So hope you guys like this initiative,I solemnly welcome all u guys to this task we'll take upon ourselves to build the African aerospace industry ground up and probably get even more of our enthusiastic friends on the continent. Thanks https://www.reddit.com/r/sayari\_aerospace/s/vKwc4Zz388

I've been bringing back some of my archived posts from an old blog I had, with lots of them being about space. I loved this one where I spent ages researching regolith and the dust on other planets. It lead to me developing moon rover instruments for a few years. Anyway enjoy! Hopefully this site will last longer

Basically the title, I applied to an aerospace engineering degree in the city of Košice in Slovakia and just got accepted.

I’m quite hesitant if it is a good idea to go there though, mainly because slovakia has bascially no aerospace industry, however it is a member of the EU and ESA, so I suppose I could move abroad to a different EU nation (which is no big deal honestly considering I am a slovak citizen, therefore also an EU citizen) and get an aerospace job in czechia, germany, france or some other country.

The main reason why I’m hesitant is because I don’t know how difficult it is to land an aerospace job for foreigners, I’ve heard the field is rather competive. Is there any chance i could realistically land an aerospace job? Should I consider a different field instead of aerospace?

@soph_astro has been busy with the European Metal 3D printer aboard the @iss, and her latest update is a brilliant peek into why this kit matters so much. Here’s what she had to say:

“Day 133, orbit 2063 — In this timelapse, I’m retrieving the fourth sample printed with the first 3D metal printer ever sent to space, ESA’s Metal 3D printer… and getting everything ready for the next printing session! Before opening the printer, the procedure requires putting on safety goggles and a mask, just in case there are any floating nanoparticles.

3D printers are far from being simple gadgets. They aim at increasing crew autonomy, which will be even more crucial during future exploration missions, when resupply will be far more difficult than it is in low Earth orbit. With 3D printing, we could manufacture spare parts 🔩 or tools 🔧 on demand!

On Earth, this printer weighs about 180 kg. In orbit, it weighs nothing – but its mass hasn’t disappeared. When I handled it, its inertia made it very clear that it is heavy 😉

Full disclosure: as often happens in extreme environments, emotions are heightened… I felt a huge sense of joy using this electric screwdriver, which we very rarely use onboard the ISS. Since I love tinkering, it genuinely made me really, really happy 😃 haha! It reminded me of what I love doing back on Earth!”

From spare parts to tools on demand, this is what real autonomy in deep space could look like.

📹 @europeanspaceagency / @nasa"

I’ve been invited to complete an ESA written case study assessment for a non-technical role and was wondering if anyone has done something similar.

I’m not looking for specific questions, just general advice on the format, time pressure, and how best to prepare.

Any tips would be appreciated. Thanks!