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Β· Jul 14
More Amazing Than the Launchβ½ (at the European Space Agency!)
The European Space Agency invited me to their mission control centre in Germany to find out what it takes to be a Satellite Operations Engineer working on their new Earth observation satellite, BIOMASS.
Matt Gray | http://mattg.co.uk | @MattGrayYes
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Series Producer/Director: Cambria Bailey-Jones
Camera Operator / Editor: Jamie MacLeod | https://www.jamiemacleod.co.uk
Sound Design: Dan Pugsley | https://www.cassinisound.com
Captions: Jacob Salas | caption.plus
Executive Producer: Guy Larsen
A Matt Gray & Penny4 Production https://www.penny4.co.uk
Special thanks to Elia, Jakob, Maya, Nicola, Lucy and Daniel at ESA and ESOC along with all of our contributors for this episode!
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ESA: Biomass satellite returns striking first images of forests and more
https://www.esa.int/Applications/Observing_the_Earth/FutureEO/Biomass/Biomass_satellite_returns_striking_first_images_of_forests_and_more
More about BIOMASS: https://www.esa.int/Applications/Observing_the_Earth/FutureEO/Biomass
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These EXPERTS show what it takes to FLY A SATELLITE at the European Space Agency
What actually happens after launchβ½ (at the European Space Agency!)
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This is the part of deploying a satellite that you never hear about, and the European Space Agency let me have a go!
I spent two days at their Mission Control, and you won't believe how precisely they can position a satellite in space!
I spent two days at their Mission Control, and you won't believe how precisely they can position a satellite in space!
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It's too dark and too cold, I want to escape.
Let's see where the closest warm place is to the UK.
Mali and Mauritania are apparently the closest warm places.
I know nothing about them other than location, so let's do a quick gov travel safety check.
Ah.
Let's see where the closest warm place is to the UK.
Mali and Mauritania are apparently the closest warm places.
I know nothing about them other than location, so let's do a quick gov travel safety check.
Ah.
January 12, 2026 at 12:22 AM
It's too dark and too cold, I want to escape.
Let's see where the closest warm place is to the UK.
Mali and Mauritania are apparently the closest warm places.
I know nothing about them other than location, so let's do a quick gov travel safety check.
Ah.
Let's see where the closest warm place is to the UK.
Mali and Mauritania are apparently the closest warm places.
I know nothing about them other than location, so let's do a quick gov travel safety check.
Ah.
And if you're wondering why I don't look at The Canary Islands, like the rest of British sun seekersβ¦
January 12, 2026 at 12:31 AM
And if you're wondering why I don't look at The Canary Islands, like the rest of British sun seekersβ¦
It's too dark and too cold, I want to escape.
Let's see where the closest warm place is to the UK.
Mali and Mauritania are apparently the closest warm places.
I know nothing about them other than location, so let's do a quick gov travel safety check.
Ah.
Let's see where the closest warm place is to the UK.
Mali and Mauritania are apparently the closest warm places.
I know nothing about them other than location, so let's do a quick gov travel safety check.
Ah.
January 12, 2026 at 12:22 AM
It's too dark and too cold, I want to escape.
Let's see where the closest warm place is to the UK.
Mali and Mauritania are apparently the closest warm places.
I know nothing about them other than location, so let's do a quick gov travel safety check.
Ah.
Let's see where the closest warm place is to the UK.
Mali and Mauritania are apparently the closest warm places.
I know nothing about them other than location, so let's do a quick gov travel safety check.
Ah.
Reposted by Matt Gray
I'm staying on Paedophile Island to prove a point actually.
If women quit X because of Grokβs deepfake nudes, the predators win β so Iβm staying
If women quit X because of Grokβs deepfake nudes, the predators win β so Iβm staying
If women quit X because of Grokβs deepfake nudes, the predators win β so Iβm staying
www.independent.co.uk
January 10, 2026 at 1:37 PM
I'm staying on Paedophile Island to prove a point actually.
Reposted by Matt Gray
I know you shouldn't eat yellow snow, but what about amber snow?
January 9, 2026 at 12:24 AM
I know you shouldn't eat yellow snow, but what about amber snow?
I just heard someone singing Let It Gerrr in the most East Riding of Yorkshire accent to their kid.
It was beautiful.
It was beautiful.
January 9, 2026 at 1:38 PM
I just heard someone singing Let It Gerrr in the most East Riding of Yorkshire accent to their kid.
It was beautiful.
It was beautiful.
I know you shouldn't eat yellow snow, but what about amber snow?
January 9, 2026 at 12:24 AM
I know you shouldn't eat yellow snow, but what about amber snow?
Ah yes the Rainbow Policewomen
January 8, 2026 at 6:52 PM
Ah yes the Rainbow Policewomen
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45 y/o, in a nightclub for first time in years. Young lad burst into the toilets & caught me furtively trying to open a little ziploc bag. He said "just a heads up, the bouncers come in here to check for drugs". Couldn't tell him it was my bag of googly eyes, to stick on a poster
January 7, 2026 at 11:20 AM
45 y/o, in a nightclub for first time in years. Young lad burst into the toilets & caught me furtively trying to open a little ziploc bag. He said "just a heads up, the bouncers come in here to check for drugs". Couldn't tell him it was my bag of googly eyes, to stick on a poster
Reposted by Matt Gray
You're not ready for the name of the energy transition specialist at Heat Pump Association UK
January 7, 2026 at 12:06 PM
You're not ready for the name of the energy transition specialist at Heat Pump Association UK
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'Being John Malkovich' but you're permanently trapped inside Mr. Beast. You have to hear his voice in that muffled way from inside his head, for as many years as he will live.
January 5, 2026 at 9:50 PM
'Being John Malkovich' but you're permanently trapped inside Mr. Beast. You have to hear his voice in that muffled way from inside his head, for as many years as he will live.
It would. But not correct :D
January 5, 2026 at 5:42 PM
It would. But not correct :D
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I assume DNS and bind is the new Netflix and chill?
January 5, 2026 at 1:39 AM
I assume DNS and bind is the new Netflix and chill?
Though possibly less chill depending on how you've been bound.
January 5, 2026 at 1:39 AM
Though possibly less chill depending on how you've been bound.
I assume DNS and bind is the new Netflix and chill?
January 5, 2026 at 1:39 AM
I assume DNS and bind is the new Netflix and chill?
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deleting a white supremacist dating site live onstage while dressed as the pink power ranger has got to be one of the most cathartic hacker experiences
January 2, 2026 at 4:55 PM
deleting a white supremacist dating site live onstage while dressed as the pink power ranger has got to be one of the most cathartic hacker experiences
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The idea that turning 40 must inherently change who you are is a lie sold by Big Age.
Some people feel empowered by it, and I'm happy for them. I've always just felt like "me"whatever my age!
(Sods law when I press send a magical transformation will happen and prove me wrong)
Some people feel empowered by it, and I'm happy for them. I've always just felt like "me"whatever my age!
(Sods law when I press send a magical transformation will happen and prove me wrong)
January 2, 2026 at 10:47 PM
The idea that turning 40 must inherently change who you are is a lie sold by Big Age.
Some people feel empowered by it, and I'm happy for them. I've always just felt like "me"whatever my age!
(Sods law when I press send a magical transformation will happen and prove me wrong)
Some people feel empowered by it, and I'm happy for them. I've always just felt like "me"whatever my age!
(Sods law when I press send a magical transformation will happen and prove me wrong)
I wrote it like that because it amused me but it's annoying me that it's grammatically incorrect.
The noun is Rocher. Like with Kinder Bueno, Ferrero is the parent brand and Rocher is the ball.
The noun is Rocher. Like with Kinder Bueno, Ferrero is the parent brand and Rocher is the ball.
January 2, 2026 at 10:52 PM
I wrote it like that because it amused me but it's annoying me that it's grammatically incorrect.
The noun is Rocher. Like with Kinder Bueno, Ferrero is the parent brand and Rocher is the ball.
The noun is Rocher. Like with Kinder Bueno, Ferrero is the parent brand and Rocher is the ball.
The idea that turning 40 must inherently change who you are is a lie sold by Big Age.
Some people feel empowered by it, and I'm happy for them. I've always just felt like "me"whatever my age!
(Sods law when I press send a magical transformation will happen and prove me wrong)
Some people feel empowered by it, and I'm happy for them. I've always just felt like "me"whatever my age!
(Sods law when I press send a magical transformation will happen and prove me wrong)
January 2, 2026 at 10:47 PM
The idea that turning 40 must inherently change who you are is a lie sold by Big Age.
Some people feel empowered by it, and I'm happy for them. I've always just felt like "me"whatever my age!
(Sods law when I press send a magical transformation will happen and prove me wrong)
Some people feel empowered by it, and I'm happy for them. I've always just felt like "me"whatever my age!
(Sods law when I press send a magical transformation will happen and prove me wrong)
6 Ferreros Rocher: breakfast of champions
January 2, 2026 at 12:13 PM
6 Ferreros Rocher: breakfast of champions
Turns out the"Home Assistant Connect ZBT-2" can only do [Zigbee] or [Thread & Matter] not both.
Despite saying it cuts clutter & works with "Zigbee, Matter or Thread devices". That's an XOR not an OR.
It seems to install either Zigbee or Thread firmware, so you'll need 2 devices if you want both.
Despite saying it cuts clutter & works with "Zigbee, Matter or Thread devices". That's an XOR not an OR.
It seems to install either Zigbee or Thread firmware, so you'll need 2 devices if you want both.
December 30, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Turns out the"Home Assistant Connect ZBT-2" can only do [Zigbee] or [Thread & Matter] not both.
Despite saying it cuts clutter & works with "Zigbee, Matter or Thread devices". That's an XOR not an OR.
It seems to install either Zigbee or Thread firmware, so you'll need 2 devices if you want both.
Despite saying it cuts clutter & works with "Zigbee, Matter or Thread devices". That's an XOR not an OR.
It seems to install either Zigbee or Thread firmware, so you'll need 2 devices if you want both.
Reposted by Matt Gray
another robot highlight for 2025: man wearing humanoid mocap suit kicks himself in the balls
December 27, 2025 at 5:27 PM
another robot highlight for 2025: man wearing humanoid mocap suit kicks himself in the balls