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Astronomer: Sarah
Dr Sarah is an STFC Ernest Rutherford 
Research Fellow & Lecturer at 
the University of Leicester. Sarah 
is an Observational Astronomer, 
where she goes around the world 
to use telescopes and take images 
and spectra of mainly stars and 
exoplanets. Sarah then analyses 
the data, looking at the images and 
finding out what these images might 
tell us about the stars.
Astronaut: Meganne
Meganne is a member of the 
European Space Agency Astronaut 
Group, and Reserve Astronaut and 
Exploration Commercialisation Lead 
at the UK Space Agency. She was 
previously a materials scientist at 
the National Research Council (CNR) 
in Bologna, Italy, and atmospheric 
physicist at Concordia Station in 
Antarctica.
Now meet the 
real people
Now you have read the story, you may find it 
interesting to know that the roles taken by Skylar, 
Kiran, Kamari, Devon, and Chen are actually based 
on real jobs. You can find people talking about 
their careers in these roles and many more at
https://nationalspaceacademy.org/careers/
career-resources/
In particular you might want to take a look at:
Medic: Rochelle
Rochelle works with astronauts, 
exploring how to keep them healthy 
in space. She also works in acute 
medicine and intensive care for the 
NHS, as well as teaching medical 
students.

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