Here on Newstalk, we’re celebrating Science week 2021, with conversations devoted to our understanding of the world across the station from now until Friday. Ciara spoke  Dr Niamh Shaw, Scientist, engineer, and communicator specialising in outer space, who says that participating in a simulated mission to Mars taught her to become a better citizen of Earth.

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