As of March 2021, 65 women have flown in space, including cosmonauts, astronauts, payload specialists, and space station participants. The first woman in space was Russian cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova, who flew on Vostok 6 on June 16, 1963. The first American woman in space, Sally Ride, flew aboard the Space Shuttle STS-7 in June of 1983.
On Earth, there is one global ocean which is split now into 5 different oceans. These are the Artic, Atlantic, Indian, Pacific, and Southern oceans, with the latter being newly named.
“Give the World the best you’ve got, you may get kicked in the teeth but give the best anyway.”
Some of the greatest inventions and engineering marvels have been from women within engineering and science. The internet connection that you are using right now to read this had the foundations laid by Hedy Lamarr.
Rockets!
Everyone knows what they are but how do they actually work? Can rockets look
different to others? Did you know you can make your own rocket at home?
Did you know that our Earth is surrounded by man-made trash?
Is called Space Debris and consists of parts of dead satellites, bolts, nuts.
Scientists and engineers are designing Robots that are being sent in Space to explore it, as this is much safer and easier than sending astronauts.
Plants in space? Sounds a bit silly doesn’t it, especially as everyone know that’s not where they grow! Plants as we know grow in soil on the earth, but some scientists are trying to find ways to get them to grow on the Moon.
Inspirational Engineers and Scientists support Engineering Minds' vision of encouraging children to embrace technology and break the circle of under-representation for ethnic minorities and girls in STEAM fields. We are so excited to have Dr. Mazdak Ghajari from Imperial College visiting Eltham Library on Monday 3rd December to meet 30 children from one of the local schools. Dr. Ghajari will explain how engineering and computational modelling could be used to design innovative helmets to protect children's brain against accidents.