UK Space Design Competition

Eliza Beresford and Lara Glenn Year 12 On Saturday 4th December, Korina Szyszko-Nicewicz, Pooja Pillai, Lara Glenn and Eliza Beresford took part in the UK Space Design Competition. As part of the competition, we were divided into 4 teams of students from different schools and given a request for proposal which involved designing an Aldrin Cycler to allow business travellers to travel back and forth between Mars and Earth in 2052. We had no idea what to anticipate going into this competition because it was our first time, but we had a great experience. Lara and I were given the responsibility of food production for the voyage, where we had to strike a balance between the luxury elements expected by our clients and the shortage of storage capacity, while Korina and Pooja were given the task of storage of resources. After working on our project report for the day we had to present our proposals to a panel of judges form the UKSDC. Although it was a close competition, we were ecstatic to learn that our team had advanced to the Nationals heat, which will be held at Imperial College London in March. A big thank you to Mr Yee for supporting us in this competition.

PhotographybyShivaniParthipun, EvaHitchens, ShreyaGoverandAlexiaSuceveanu