Bright Sparks: David McKeown - Rocket Scientist

Engineering plays a significant role in science exploration and innovation. We had robot engineer Conor McGinn and now ROCKET engineer David McKeown. David is a mechanical engineer working in University College Dublin, conducting research for the European Space Agency on contracts dealing with vibration control of the next generation of rockets. He was part of the team that worked on Deleon, a robot arm for the Mars Rover. In this short clip David talks to presenter of Bright Sparks, Shane Bergin about how he became a rocket scientist and how he feels about people travelling to Mars. Hear more from David McKeown and many other talented scientists in Bright Sparks Episode 8: Space - The Final Frontier airing on RTE Radio 1 July 12th at 7pm © Athena Media Ltd. All rights in the title and content for Bright Sparks including the audio podcasts rests with Athena Media Ltd and the contributors involved. http://www.brightsparksradio.ie http://www.athenamedia.ie

Bright Sparks is an Athena Media production for RTE Radio 1 made with the funding support of the BAI. The production team is Helen Shaw, Amy Millar and Cormac MacAdam.

Music: The Planets Op. 32 by Gustav Holst

Photo Credit: ©David McKeown