The Space Zone ran from 1 to 19 March 2021 and was funded by the UK Space Agency.
The Zone 8 featured engineers working across the UK space sector.
Download the Zone Report (pdf) ❯
Engineers
8 engineers took part. They included:
- Naziyah Mahmood — Earth Information Sales Engineer at Spire Global
- Adriana D’Souza — Configuration Management Process Architect for Systems at Airbus
- Namrah Habib — PhD student in Atmospheric, Oceanic and Planetary Physics at the University of Oxford
The winner of the Zone was Hester Baird – Orbital Analyst at Northern Space and Security. Hester won £500 to deliver further engagement activities.
Students
459 students from 12 schools across the UK logged into the Zone.
71% of active students were from target schools: 47% from widening participation schools and 27% from underserved schools.
Live chats
25 live chats took place during the activity: 22 were school classes booked by teachers and 3 were additional chats, open to all the students.
On average, 2 engineers attended each live chat.
