Make the Future Yours!
in the space industry
Date of the next event: 28 February 2023
Venue: Old Thorns Hotel, Liphook, Hampshire
The space industry is rapidly growing and it has become an important factor in helping our planet with many of the challenges that it faces at the moment. Climate change, deforestation, famines, displaced populations are being supported by data sent from satellites. The data is also used for communications and navigation, both part of our everyday lives.
In a few years it is forecast that 5% of the UK workforce will be involved in the space in some way. This has created a lot of new jobs from Level 3 apprenticeships to graduate positions. The South-East has the largest number of companies in the space industry in the UK and is an important contributor with some major corporations in the area.
Make the Future Yours! Live is bringing those companies together at the event with education providers and industry professionals.
For more information contact us on 02394 004042 or email us hello@makethefutureyours.com
Event details
The event is open to 15– to 19-year-old students (Year 10 – Year 13) and we suggest that their visit should be around 2 hours.
There are talks lasting 25-30 minutes at various times during the day from four speakers:
Professor Adam Amara, Director of the Institute of Cosmology and Gravitation at University of Portsmouth
Dr Louise Butt, Centre Manager at South Coast Centre of Excellence in Satellite Applications
Naomi Smy, Solent Careers and Skills Hub
Julian Gee, Projects Lead and Educationalist
In the exhibition, students will have an opportunity to talk to employers and other organisations about the space industry and the career opportunities available.
There are also projects that the students can undertake, details will be given in the talks and there will also be people in the exhibition who can give them inspiration and assistance.
The projects are:
1. Cansat & Parachute or Airbag design
2. Space Art & Design
3. Free thinking ideas - what problem could Space solve?
Special Edition of our magazine
A special edition of our magazine, Make the Future Yours!, focussed on careers in the space industry with articles, case studies and information on the routes in, will be available following the event.