Space Education

As the space sector develops there are more and more courses starting to be developed to support people into a career in the space sector in the future.

Some of these courses will be relevant to students going through their GCSE’s at present, others will be relevant to those who want to study a degree level qualification. Have a look on the map at the bottom of the page to identify what courses are available and where they are being offered.

Watch the interviews below to discover the variety of careers in the space sector, and what courses you can study to begin your journey.

 

Bethany Sheppard – Space Network Mission Operations Engineer at Goonhilly

Heidi Thiemann – Project Manager, Cornwall Space & Aerospace Technology Training Programme at Truro and Penwith College

John Cathpole – Partner at Law Firm Foot Anstey

Michael Hanley – Business Development Manager at 4 Earth Intelligence 

Nathan Mayne – Professor of Astrophysics & Planetary Climates at the University of Exeter 

Ross Hulbert – Business Manager at Spaceport Cornwall 

You can study space related courses right here in the south west, take a look at the courses on offer below (click on the map to enlarge it). You can also use our Course Finder to explore all the courses on offer at our partner providers.

Discover more about World Space Week (4th-10th October 2022) here

Explore more from Spaceport Cornwall here.