In 1986 she founded the space instrumentation company Space Technology Ireland Ltd ( STIL ) with venture capitalist Dermot Desmond .
McKenna - Lawlor was the principal investigator for an experiment on the European Space Agency ( ESA ) Giotto mission .
In 1986 McKenna - Lawlor founded the space instrumentation company Space Technology Ireland Ltd ( STIL ) with venture capitalist Dermot Desmond .
McKenna - Lawlor was the principal investigator for an experiment on the European Space Agency ( ESA ) Giotto mission .