Grammar Gazette - Issue 2, 2023

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THE HISTORY OF HUMAN SPACE TRAVEL

Students attending the School’s Space Trip also visited the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, where they viewed iconic artefacts from the history of human space travel, including the Saturn V rocket and Firing Room for the Apollo 8 mission. Following the week at Space Camp, the students brought their newfound knowledge to the various displays of technology at the Kennedy Space Center. WIDENED HORIZONS While not all students who participated in Space Camp have aspirations to work in the Space industry, most agreed that they now had more ideas to factor into their decisions about study and future career paths. Emma said that the trip had prompted her to consider opportunities in the military.

‘Since I got home, I have been looking at the steps you can take to become a fighter pilot or do some training in that area. I’ve been looking at taking a military gap year—I’m not 100 per cent committed, but it’s a new option that I previously hadn’t even thought about,’ Emma said. Sophie said that her imagination was sparked by the vast possibilities available in the sphere of space astrophysics. ‘I’ve always considered a career in STEM—which is why I wanted to go on the trip in the first place—but now I’m asking myself: do I want to minor in astrophysics, and try to learn more about particular fields I’m interested in or, do I want to do a dual degree in something like Economics and Science? There are so many pathways to get into the space industry—how do I make it something that is truly going to fulfil me?’

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‘THERE ARE SO MANY DIFFERENT LAYERS [TO THE SPACE INDUSTRY], AND SO MANY PEOPLE AND ORGANISATIONS THAT MAKE AMAZING THINGS HAPPEN.’ —SOPHIE LIST (11E)

Listen to students share their Space Camp stories in the School’s Illumine podcast.

CAPTIONS 1 CHLOE BRADY (12M), GINGER MCKEDDIE (12G), CHALANI WELGAMA (12B), LYKKE LEE (11L), CAROL CHEN (11O), AND NAOMI DOOLEY (12E) AT SPACE CAMP 2 CAITLIN TRAPPETT (10O) IN A FIGHTER JET SIMULATOR 3 GIRLS GRAMMAR STUDENTS WITH US NAVY JETS AT SPACE CAMP 4 STUDENTS ON THE GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE IN SAN FRANCISCO 5 STUDENTS AT THE KENNEDY SPACE CENTER IN ORLANDO

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