From cleaning a space toilet to leading Mars mission planning
Claire Parfitt, who once helped unpack a space toilet during a 14‑year‑old work placement at the National Space Centre, now leads ESA teams planning future human and robotic Mars missions and chairs the International Mars Exploration Working Group, with credits on ExoMars Rosalind Franklin and the SMILE mission as Europe prepares for the 2028 Rosalind Franklin launch and beyond.