Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock
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Movie Involvements: 2
TV Involvements: 1
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Biography
I’m so pleased to be part of this cherished and much loved institution. Presenting The Sky at Night has brought me full circle; as a child I would beg my parents to allow me to stay up late and watch the programme. It even inspired me to go to night school at a young age to make my own telescope mirror, which I lovingly crafted and gave me my first glimpse of the breath-taking spectacle above us. This enthusiasm eventually led to a degree in Physics and a PhD in Mechanical Engineering and then working on the wonderful 8m Gemini telescope in Chile, as well as the James Webb Space Telescope. Growing up, I always wanted to be an astronaut - I haven’t succeeded in doing that (yet!) but being a space scientist is the next best thing because I’m building instruments that go into space. I’m very lucky to have found work I enjoy so much and that is also so varied – not just building equipment that goes into space but also talking about it. I like to pass on my enthusiasm when I can. But I haven’t given up on that dream; I want to retire to Mars. Some people choose gardening, I choose Mars!
Most Famous Work
I Literally Just Told You
(2021) Self - Question Writer
In Orbit: How Satellites Rule Our World
(2012) Herself - Presenter
Do We Really Need the Moon?
(2011) HostActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Self - Question Writer | |
| 2016 | N/A | |
| 2012 | N/A | |
| Herself - Presenter | ||
| 2011 | Herself - Contestant | |
| Host | ||
| 2007 | Self | |
| 2003 | Self | |
| - | N/A | |
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