Over the last eight years I have been privileged to see 250,000 schoolkids across the world and tell them my story – a kid with dyslexia from a broken home becoming a space scientist – and inspire them to do something they dream about.
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Maggie Aderin-Pocock
British space scientist and science educator
United Kingdom · b. 1968
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Born in London, Maggie Aderin-Pocock, 47, studied physics at Imperial College and took a PhD in mechanical engineering. She worked at the Ministry of Defence before becoming a space scientist. She presents the television shows The Sky At Night for BBC4 and Stargazing for CBeebies. She is married to an engineer, has a daughter and lives in Surrey.
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