The Sevenoaks Scientist

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My personal account where I can share a few things the world ought to know. Husband, father, father-in-law and grandfather (of five). Space and satellite industry veteran.
Excellent revenue-to-profit chart from Tesla, a clear format that others would benefit from
For educators everywhere…
Just booked parking at Gatwick airport, and this was the pop-up on the last page. Read the highlighted part and do not be caught by this (at this stage they already have your credit card details) #gatwickairport
At last. A benefit of Brexit! Unfortunately a benefit for the other EU Member States.
Now this one is spooky… I just got my ancient non-WiFi iPod out of the cupboard for the first time in years and plugged it in to charge. It’s so old it has the Apple 40 pin connector rather than Lightning or wireless charging. And here this antique is, the first advert of my Facebook feed…
50 years ago today we joined the EU
Countdown to the New Year

And that’s a wrap! Today I finally retire after more than 42 years at work.

Admittedly I wasted the first two years working on military radar systems but then I moved into satellites & space and that’s what I’ve been doing for the last 40 fabulous years.

During that time I’ve worked for 11 companies, lived in 4 countries, and had enough business travel for 3 lifetimes.

So – in the words of The Terminator (and Boris Johnson) – Hasta la vista, baby!