#129 The Job Tale of Davide Nicolini - Program Manager at the European Space Agency (ESA)

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Welcome to Job Tales: the show where we find out about different professions from the people who know. Each week I speak to a new guest with a fascinating job.

You’ll hear about their personal paths to doing what they do, the skills required, and the tools they use for the job…

I’m Laura Leoncini and today my guest is Davide Nicolini, Program Manager at the European Space Agency. Davide takes us to the world of rockets and space exploration; we often hear about the work of astronauts, and this is fantastic, but there is a whole universe that is less visible to us, and today we delve into this ecosystem, learning what jobs revolve around the launch of space rockets such as Ariane 6 (and Vega in the past), the process of entry into service and how the industry is rapidly evolving to encompass commercial and civil applications. So, if you are an engineer attracted to space jobs, this is an interview not to miss.