On the 21st July 1969 Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin took those historic first steps on the moon and for the first time in history mankind was no longer confined to planet Earth.
To celebrate this 40th anniversary and the event which first inspired our CEO, Steve Bennett to look skywards, Starchaser Industries and Space4Schools (www.space4schools.co.uk) are holding a national competition which could win your school its very own piece of the lunar landscape.
To enter this competition, students should design a Lunar Habitation Complex which could sustain ten astronauts for a full year whilst they are living on the moon. The lunar complex must have living and working accommodation along with everything the astronauts require to sustain them for 365 days on the lunar surface. The winning design will be both innovative and practical and should be detailed on no more than two sheets of A4 paper.
This competition is designed to raise student’s awareness of both the British and international space industry and to showcase the educational opportunities within the STEM (Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics) subjects, which are available today in order for students to become the space industry workforce of tomorrow.
The competition will be open to Primary School children (ages 5-11) and Secondary School children (ages 11-16). The winner of the competition from each age group will receive an individual Starchaser prize pack and Lunar ownership deeds for 5,000 square meters of the moon for his or her school.
The schools
of the winning entries will also receive a one day visit from Skybolt; one of
Starchaser’s fleet of space rockets. Skybolt is a totally reusable sounding
rocket, at 9.5 metres long and capable of travelling at around 3000 miles per
hour, carrying a 20 kilogram payload to altitudes in excess of 134,000 metres. A
Space4Schools team member will accompany the rocket to provide informative and
inspirational talks throughout the day to students, staff and any visitors the
school may wish to invite.
Space4Schools
will also provide a workshop for up to 250 students, allowing them to build and
launch their own pneumatic rockets throughout the day. This activity
safely teaches students the physics and principles of rocketry, providing them a
tangible learning experience.
The
students will then launch their rockets to heights of up to 100 feet at around
100 mph. Up to 250 rockets will be flown on the day and the students can also
keep and take home their creations. Students will be awarded individual
prizes for best designed rockets and for the rockets that stay in the air for
the longest period of time.