Research is not a luxury
“Research is a long-term investment.”
Andrea Fortier, an astrophysicist and manager of the CHEOPS space mission, studies distant planets. In the video, she explains why research is an investment in the future that ultimately benefits everyone.
About the person
Dr. Andrea Fortier
is Deputy Director of the Center for Space and Habitability (CSH) and Director of Studies of the new Master of Science in Space Sciences and Astronomy at the University of Bern. She is also Mission Manager of the CHEOPS mission, a joint mission between the European Space Agency (ESA) and Switzerland, led by the University of Bern, which is dedicated to characterizing exoplanet transits.