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SUMMARY:Hatfield Branch 2026 Sir Geoffrey de Havilland Lecture: The Opportu
 nities and Challenges of Low Earth Orbiting Satellites
DESCRIPTION:The orbit closest to home has never been busier — or more imp
 ortant. In just a few short years\, low Earth orbit has been utterly trans
 formed. Where once a handful of satellites circled a few hundred kilometre
 s above us\, thousands now race around the planet every ninety minutes\, b
 eaming high-speed broadband to remote communities\, carrying global commun
 ications\, and capturing Earth observation imagery of astonishing detail.\
 nThis revolution is reshaping how we connect\, navigate\, farm\, forecast 
 and respond to disaster. It is opening space to new nations\, new companie
 s and new ideas at a pace never seen before. But with opportunity comes pr
 essure. Space today is more contested\, congested and critical than ever. 
 Mounting debris threatens the orbits we rely on\, competition for room and
  radio spectrum is intensifying\, and our growing dependence on these syst
 ems raises urgent questions of resilience and security.\nJoin us to explor
 e how we reached this remarkable moment\, what is truly at stake\, and whe
 re low Earth orbit goes next. The lecture will be preceded by the presenta
 tion of university prizes and followed by a buffet.\nSpeaker: Patrick Wood
  FRAeS\, a retired Senior Vice President from Airbus Space Systems and for
 mer CEO of Surrey Satellites and Technology Ltd. He is a UK Space Fellow w
 ith over 30 years' experience in the Space Sector\, involved in the design
 \, build\, test and launching of satellites.\nProgramme: 18:30 – Introdu
 ctions\; 18:40 – Branch Prizes\; 19:00 – Lecture\; 20:45 – Buffet.
LOCATION:Weston Auditorium\, de Havilland Campus\, University of Hertfordsh
 ire\, Hatfield
URL:https://events.aero/gb/events/hatfield-branch-2026-sir-geoffrey-de-havi
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