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Paolo Ferri on working under pressure | ESA Masterclass
Understanding the laws of the universe is fundamental to flying missions in space. But one spacecraft under Paolo Ferri’s care seemed to be particularly susceptible to Murphy’s law – ‘Anything that can go wrong, will go wrong.’
In 1992, ESA’s first-ever reusable satellite, Eureca, was delivered into orbit (and later retrieved) by a NASA Space Shuttle. It spent just under a year in orbit, and presented a plethora of problems from Day 1. While it was ultimately successful, Eureca required constant care from engineering teams on ground as well as hands-on help from astronauts in orbit.
As Deputy Operations Manager for the mission, Paolo Ferri explains in his fourth masterclass how this intense period acted as a ‘school’ for him, as he and his team were put under immense pressure by this orbiting ‘box of surprises’ constantly on the edge of catastrophe and mission failure.
With 36 years’ of experience at ESA, Paolo Ferri is responsible for mission operations, and he has played a leading role in ensuring the success of missions like Eureca, ESA’s first-ever reusable satellite; Cluster, one of the longest-flying science missions; Venus Express, Europe’s first exploration of Earth’s ‘evil twin’; and Rosetta, humanity’s first landing on a comet.
In five episodes of ‘Leadership at Mission Control’, Paolo takes us through major events in his career at ESA, covering cornerstone missions, first attempts, overcoming technical challenges, building diverse teams, working under pressure and solving the unexpected problems that are part of any space endeavour.
New episodes from Paolo’s Masterclass will be released each Sunday, stay tuned!
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Moon stresses greater gov’t role in fostering AI technology
문 대통령, 새해 첫 부처 업무보고서 과학기술 통한 성장 강조
President Moon Jae-in has called for the government to play a greater role in growing the country’s artificial intelligence sector… to boost the competitiveness of Korea’s IT sector globally.
Shin Se-min reports.
President Moon Jae-in has pressed for more governmental support to boost Korea’s information technology prowess, including its AI industry.
During an annual policy review on Thursday, held at the state-funded Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute in Daejeon,… the president said the country has the potential to become an AI powerhouse.
“We must secure future jobs with information technology and become an innovative and inclusive nation. Korea has enough potential to become a science-technology power and the world leader in the AI field. Turning that potential into reality is the task the government should do.”
Calling it the “infrastructure of Korea’s innovative growth,” the president said the country should complete the establishment of a nationwide 5G network by 2022.
He also promised to lead the way in fostering AI-related unicorn firms through support with education and training.
Backing that plan,… the Ministry of Science and ICT announced it will invest a trillion won, around 860 million U.S. dollars, to create more AI and software professionals.
The first policy briefing focusing on scientific technology clearly reflects the administration’s resolve in boosting the nation’s competitiveness in advanced technology this year,… one of the core policy goals for 2020.
The president, also stressing the importance of the role of broadcasting, said comprehensive policy measures are critical in trying to contain the spread of fake news,… something that has been rapidly growing in the new forms of media.
Shin Se-min, Arirang News.#AI #technology #government
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