University of Portsmouth academic becomes one of four European Space Agency ambassadors

The four ESA ambassadors are embedded in different host organisations to support the development of space-based innovative.

Dr Lucia F. de la Bella, from the University’s Institute of Cosmology and Gravitation (ICG), has been appointed as one of the ambassadors responsible for extending the reach of the ESA by engaging with communities which would otherwise never hear about space.

She said: ‘I am excited about this brilliant opportunity and to be part of an excellent team of UK ambassadors, working so closely with ESA and UKSA, and supported by the South Coast Centre of Excellence in Satellite Applications and the University of Portsmouth.

Director of the Institute of Cosmology and Gravitation, Professor Adam Amara, added: ‘Lucia has extensive experience of the space sector and has been an integral part of Mission Space, our new strategy which aims to bring together key players in the industry.’