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Dr Nicola Fox

Dr Nicola Fox, the Hertfordshire-born physicist who's NASA’s new science chief.

Physicist Dr Nicola Fox, who grew up in Hertfordshire, is the new head of science at the US space agency NASA. Only the second woman to hold the post, Dr Fox is a world-renowned expert on the Sun, who'd previously overseen one of the most important missions to study its scientific mysteries.

In her new role, Nicola Fox will be responsible for hundreds of NASA projects, including returning humans to the Moon and exploring Mars. Outside of work, she enjoys karaoke... and fashion with a space theme.

Mark Coles speaks to Nicola Fox’s friends, family and fellow scientists about how she landed ‘the best job on the planet’.

Presenter: Mark Coles
Production team: Diane Richardson and Georgia Coan
Editor: Simon Watts
Sound Engineer: Rod Farquhar

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15 minutes

Last on

Sun 16 Apr 2023 17:40

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  • Sat 15 Apr 2023 19:00
  • Sun 16 Apr 2023 05:45
  • Sun 16 Apr 2023 17:40

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