with help from the european space agency's solar orbiter satellite the researches want to discover moreabout how solar storms develop to do so the satellite will need to get extremely close to the sun and then spend 10 days observing just one area of the burning ball of gas the scientists in part stan helps develop an important instrument for the satellite it was tested here at the einstein tower an observatory where solar research has been conducted for over 90 years. now they're testing complex high tech components for a special purpose telescope. it will be placed on board the solar orbiter for the mission to the sun. protected from the intense radiation by a heat shield the telescope will focus on the hottest parts of it atmosphere the regions where solar storms can develop. every day the scientists here observe the titanic solar forces that work does that change their view of the world. and makes you humble you realize how unimportant we really are compared to the entire universe we humans often think we're so important but we're just a tiny speck in the universe subject to the law

the european space agency for example has to go to it its administrative yield. nasa has to go to united states congress and so, we are working to make sure that at the end of the day, our programs funded and it is kind of like a jigsaw puzzle. it takes some time to put it together but all of the pieces will come together. we just have to continue to work on it until they all come together. so that's what all of us are working on right now. >> my name is copia, from the uk. i have two questions. first one for a design, i was so impressed and pleased and surprised to hear the announcement of the u.s. going back to the moon and lending on the surface by 2024. at the time, i thought wow that's a tough call. since then, i am really impressed with what you have done engaging the private sector on international firms. more helpful that that would happen. so the question about how that is progressing. particularly on the funding. are you getting all of the support of the budget at the rate you need to hit that goal. >> we are confident they were going to get the resourc

european space agency has to go --ough an ministerial through its ministerial. nasa has to go to the united states congress. so we are working to make sure that at the end of the day, our programs get funded and we're so it's kind of like a jigsaw puzzle. it takes some time to put it together, but all the pieces will come together. we just have to continue to work on it until they all come together. so that's what all of us working on right now. >> oh, hello. >> i'm a writer based in the u.k.. my name is rupia singh. i have two questions. the first one for administrator bridenstine. i was so impressed and pleased and surprised to hear the announcement of u.s. going back to the moon and landing on the surface by 2024. at the time, i thought, that's a tough call. since then, i've been really impressed with what you've done in engaging the private sector and other international partners and i'm a bit more hopeful that that will happen. so, question about how that's progressing, particularly on the funding. are you getting all the support and the budget at the rate

european union than as a junior partner in the united kingdom. thank you very much indeed. british entrepreneurs could have their business ideas tested out on the international space station. a new contest from the uk space agencyative materials developed in microgravity, to space—flown consumer products. let's speak to libby jackson who is the human exploration programme manager at the uk space agency. thank you for coming in. how valuable could this be for testing products? it is an incredibly valuable offer, we think the market is up to 100 billion, the us is already there. the uk has been leading in the space application area for many years and we are looking to position the uk as the forefront of this new market. we are offering joint funding and a flight, and we think this market could open up and we think this market could open up new exciting avenues. what things would benefit from testing in space? you can do things like create new fibre—optic cables. if you take gravity out of the equation they become much purer and you can make better ones. that is the question we are posing to everybody. get rid of gravity from your products and manufacturing, what could it do? could you explain that's i am trying t