A group of amateur yet dedicated space fans are attempting to bring the successful unconference tradition of SpaceUp to Europe in September this year. It will be held during the weekend of 22 & 23 September 2012 at the Cosmodrome in Genk, Belgium. If you are less familiar with SpaceUp or unconferences in general, more details can […]
On 21st July we had a fun time at Sir Patrick Moore’s residence in Selsey, West Sussex with the British Interplanetary Society. The weather was very warm for us. We enjoyed the sunshine and the company of Sir Patrick.
At the Farnborough International Airshow Future’s Day UKSEDS members were amazed to catch not just one astronaut but two together. Both British ESA astronaut, Tim Peake and Italian ESA astronaut, Paolo Nespoli were engaging in activities in the show’s Space Zone with young children. Both astronauts were launching the latest Mission X, a 6-week international […]
A special thanks to all our volunteers throughout Friday, Saturday and Sunday at Farnborough International AirShow. It was a tiring but fun weekend. Many thanks for all your help. Best wishes, Ryan Laird, Secretary On behalf of the UKSEDS Committee P.S. More photos and videos soon, but here’s a treat.
UKSEDS members attended the RAeS 3rd European Space Tourism Conference on 19th June 2012. The day was jam-packed full of space tourism company representatives from XCOR Aerospace, Space Adventures, Excalibur Almaz Limited and Virgin Galactic, outlining the future potential of this lucrative upcoming industry. Speakers from Spaceports Curacao, Sweden and America described the ground segment […]
This may be of interest to some. There’s not long left now for scientists to sign up for the next I’m a Scientist events in June. Please pass this email onto scientists who might be interested, or squeeze information into any newsletters you may have planned in the next week. How? Scientists apply here: imascientist.org.uk/scientist-apply […]
Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Network (STEM) is an charitable organization that encourages young people into studying and working in STEM related areas. They do this by organizing workshops and careers events at schools throughout the country. If you would like to volunteer in such events please fill out the form at: https://db.stemnet.org.uk/register/ambassador STEMnet offer […]
The conference is now in progress: Talks so far this morning Jeremy Curtis from the UK Space Agency Simon Feast and Jeremy Nickless from Reaction Engines Ltd Keith Muirhead from HE Space Carol Norburg from Umia University Dr David Ashford from Bristol Space Planes. We are now at lunch!
Hopefully you have already booked your place, but its not too late. You can always turn up and pay on the door. If you can’t make it then watch this space for updates during the day or follow us on our Facebook Page or Twitter #uksedsconference2012.
There is now less than two weeks to go to this year’s UKSEDS Conference. KENT 2012 31 March/1 April Don’t forget to register as we have limited spaces and need to know numbers for catering. You can now view the provisional programme and list of speakers. Plus see our list of Exhibitors. And don’t […]
The committee are happy to announce that this year’s conference will be hosted by SpaceSoc at the University of Kent on the weekend of the 31st March – 1st April. So make sure to make a note of it in your diaries and keep it free! More information will be following shortly, we’ll let you know as soon […]
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