Merseyside Teenager Wins Education Grant for 'Housekeeping' Satellite Idea to Improve Space Sustainability
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Monday, April 29, 2024
LONDON, April 29, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Viasat, Inc. (NASDAQ: VSAT), a global leader in satellite communications, today announced Ash Goldsmith as the winner of its first-of-its-kind Viasat Beyond: Space STEM competition.
Key Points:
- He is one of three winners who will receive funding, after the final five pitched their space ideas to the judges, including the UK Space Agency's Head of Space Sustainability Ray Fielding and 'Galactic Gal' Camille Bergin.
- I think space sustainability is important to us all, because we have all benefitted from satellite technology at some point in our daily lives.
- Ray Fielding, Head of Space Sustainability at UK Space Agency and competition judge, said: "We were highly impressed with the quality of these students' entries.
- In fact, their ideas are replicating many of the cutting-edge space sustainability concepts and technology ideas that the UK Space Agency is developing for UK Government.