Alumna’s mission


TO EXPLORE THE RED PLANET


For Abbie Hutty, who graduated from Surrey’s MEng Mechanical Engineering degree programme in 2010, the idea of life on Mars is more than an interesting concept – it’s the focus of her day-to-day work. As Platform Delivery Manager at Airbus Defence and Space working on the ExoMars rover programme, Abbie is helping to build, test and trial a full-scale spacecraft model in preparation for the ExoMars mission in 2020.


Abbie says that her career ‘turning point’ came during her Professional Training placement year which she spent at Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd.


It made me really believe it was a possibility to work in the space industry, and the experience on my CV made me stand out from the rest of the graduate crowd,” she says. “Without it, I think I could have been on the wrong side of the door trying to get in – instead of doing a job I love.


It will take nine months for the rover to reach Mars and will be Europe’s first on the planet. Abbie can’t wait: “I will be one of those people jumping up and down and punching the air in the control room!”


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Forever Surrey 2018


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