Recorded interview with Lesley Harrison, 16 September 2021

Lesley Harrison worked as a civilian space track analyst at RAF Fylingdales. She describes various aspects of her work, including the tracking of objects in space and several associated issues.

Lesley Harrison explains how she came to work at Fylingdales as a space track analyst. She explains the role of Fylingdales in missile warning and space surveillance, the tracking of satellites and other objects in space and the increase in space congestion, with resulting increased risk of collisions. She comments on space weather and its implications for decaying orbits and the greater sense of meaning involved when tracking crewed launches.