Awesome Astronomy - January Podcast Extra: Chris Lee Interview

<p>Paul Hill, Ralph Wilkins and Dr. Jenifer “Dr. Dust” Millard host.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p> <p>Damien Phillips, John Wildridge and Dustin Ruoff produce.</p> <p> </p> <p>Bringing back the much-missed Awesome Astronomy interviews with a bang, we’re joined by friend of the show <strong>Chris Lee</strong>.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p> <p> </p> <p>Chris began his career in the 80s in the UK space industry at British Aerospace, Matra Marconi and SCISYS where he worked on the Hubble Space Telescope, the Giotto mission to Halley’s Comet, Beagle 2, Exomars and LISA Pathfinder.</p> <p> </p> <p>He then became the UK Space Agency’s first Head of Space Science and then Head of Space Science before becoming Chief Scientist at the UK Space Agency, Chis has been involved in a wealth of epic space missions.</p> <p> </p> <p>Now retired, he’s a keen amateur astronomer with Bristol Astronomical Society, an astroimager and listener to the show that we’ve been wanting to record a chat with for quite a while.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p> <p> </p> <p><a href= "http://www.awesomeastronomy.com">http://www.awesomeastronomy.com</a></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Bio:</strong> Awesome Astronomy is a podcast beamed direct from an underground bunker on Mars to promote science, space and astronomy (and enslave Earth if all goes well).</p> <p> </p> <p>We've added a new way to donate to 365 Days of Astronomy to support editing, hosting, and production costs.<span class= "Apple-converted-space"> </span></p> <p>Just visit: <a href= "https://www.patreon.com/365DaysOfAstronomy">https://www.patreon.com/365DaysOfAstronomy</a> and donate as much as you can!</p> <p>Share the podcast with your friends and send the Patreon link to them too!<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p> <p>Every bit helps! Thank you!</p> <p>------------------------------------</p> <p>Do go visit <a href= "http://www.redbubble.com/people/CosmoQuestX/shop">http://www.redbubble.com/people/CosmoQuestX/shop</a> for cool A