Abbie Hutty is Chief Engineer at ispace Europe SA, where she leads the development of Lunar Rover missions. Prior to this role, she spent 12 years at Airbus space in the UK, working primarily on Mars Rover missions.

She is a chartered engineer, holding a Masters Degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Surrey.

Alongside her day job, Abbie promotes engineering careers and studying STEM subjects to the next generation, including giving a TEDx talk, appearing in documentaries, giving live news interviews and many events with students from preschool through to University.

She is married with two children.