International Women’s Day: Blazing a Trail to Space

From just five people when it started, SSTL now has a staff of 20. Since its inception, it has also set up Space Faculty – Ms Tan’s brainchild – which curates courses and programmes including space camps for children as well as those considering a mid-career switch. It also organises an annual space challenge – which went international a couple of years ago – where youth aged between 12 and 25 from all over the world have to come up with creative solutions to solve complex space-related problems…

…Last month at a Stem (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) education forum at the Global Space and Technology Convention, the unit launched a space internship programme with the national space office, the Office for Space Technology and Industry. The unit aims to provide internship opportunities in space-tech firms for those aged 17 and above, nurture talent in the industry and help students hone relevant skills in Stem fields.