The biennial UK Space Conference comes to Northern Ireland for the first time.

It brings together academics, industry professionals like astronauts and potential investors.

The conference provides a platform for the space sector to exchange ideas, plans, and partnerships that encourage development and success in the emerging space age.

Robert Hill, head of the Northern Ireland Space Cluster is one of the driving forces behind bringing the Space conference to Belfast.

He talks to Carol Jordan about how space exploration and the scientific and engineering advancements that come with it are in Northern Ireland's DNA.