Space Connect - the future of enterprise
The world is entering a new space age – manned and unmanned exploration, space tourism, satellite communications and a whole lot more. You can be part of it.
Use Space Connect as a gateway to out of this world challenges, networking opportunities and events and get close to who’s who in all parts of the UK space community and find out what makes them tick.
Challenges
Space Experiment Competition
The British National Space Centre and Surrey Satellite Technology Limited are offering UK schools the chance to design an experiment that will be flown into space on one of the small satellites built by SSTL. Any UK students, either individuals or teams, between 14 and 18 can enter a design package. Entries should be submitted by 28 February 2008.
For more information visit www.spaceexperimentinfo
Stars in your eyes: How do you see Space?
Thanks to NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory and Queen Mary University of London you can take out of this world pictures by being in control of the multi-million pound spacecraft Cassini as it takes images of Saturn.
For further details contact heather@venturethinking.com
Richard in Space!
Legendary video game programmer and designer Richard Garriott will be conducting a space mission in October 2008 aboard the International Space Station as the British client of Space Adventures. His mission activities will involve a series of enterprise challenges for primary and secondary students. Closing date July 30th. For further details contact heather@venturethinking.org
Join the Space Circus!
Space Circus is an exciting project using the concept of space to make science, technology, maths and engineering fun and entertaining. Visit the Space Circus site to be a space pioneer, explore the universe and win fantastic prizes. www.spacecircus.org
Latest news
The UK Space conference at Charterhouse, Surrey from March 26-29th
Members of the UK space community will be brought together to take part in lectures, panel discussions, networking opportunities, a career fair and other events.
www.spaceconference.org.uk
The International Astronautical Conference, Glasgow from September 28th-October 3rd
Global space industry, academic researchers and students worldwide will create an international focus through the presentation of new ideas, current activities and future ambitions across a diverse range of space-related topics.
www.iac2008.co.uk
Richard in Space!
Follow Richard’s Space Mission as the sixth Space Tourist to visit the International Space Station at www.richardinspace.com
