Meet the expert

Meet the expert

Sarah Halpin

Analyst, space and satellite, expert in the government and military space

Sarah has worked with Analysys Mason's Space team since 2021; she created website and social media content before becoming an analyst. Her areas of focus are government and military connectivity, as well as environmental, social and governance (ESG) strategies for the space and satellite industry.

Sarah regularly guest lectures at the International Space University (ISU) and other institutes, focusing on astrobiology and the psychological impacts of long-term space travel.

She holds an MSc in space studies from the ISU. During her time at the ISU, she contributed to the 'Manufacturing in Space' team project, presented at the International Astronautical Congress (2019) and was a co-author on a paper published in New Space: The Journal of Space Entrepreneurship and Innovation (in March 2020).

Sarah also completed an internship with JAXA’s Human Spaceflight Technology Directorate and the University of Tsukuba’s Laboratory of Occupational Psychiatry and Space Medicine in 2019, with a focus on confinement and stress in relation to spaceflight.

Sarah has a background in research and behavioural science. She has an MSc in clinical neuropsychology from the University of Bangor, Wales and a BA in behavioural sciences (psychology) from the American College Dublin, Ireland. She has presented her research findings at international conferences, including IASSID and the 1st International Conference on Time Perspective, Portugal.