Norah Patten

Dr. Norah Patten is faculty at the International Space University and Co-Chair of the Space Humanities Department for the Space Studies Program (SSP). Norah initiated and coordinated ‘The Only Way is Up’ project at The Irish Centre for Composites Research in which, through a partnership with Nanoracks, the first experiment designed by Irish secondary school students was sent to the International Space Station in July 2014. She is a regular speaker at public events and has appeared on RTE and TV3.