Fionnghuala O’Reilly kept Tommy Tiernan on his toes on Saturday night as she spoke about her job as a datanaut with Nasa. She explained to a very confused Tommy that she worked in Nasa’s innovation program which started out as a ‘Woman in Data’ initiative.
Fionnghuala, who goes by Fig in the United States, is a trained system’s engineer. Tommy was absolutely gobsmacked by her incredible background and asked her to walk through her job as a datanaut.
The pair couldn’t contain their giggles when Tommy asked why would they go to Mars when they ‘hit the jackpot’ on earth. ‘We’re not going to Mars!’ he told Fionnghuala, who simply responded: ‘Maybe you’re not with that attitude.’ As he gushed about the ‘blue jewel’ that is earth, Fionnghuala
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