Galactic Unite

I have been supporting Virgin Galactic's education outreach programme, Galactic Unite, which inspires young people to study Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM) and shows them that they could take part in the next generation of space travel and exploration.

I co-founded the Galactic Unite Scholarship at the University of Leicester, awarding 3 years of mentorship and financial help to a group of Physics students pursuing Space Science and Astrophysics. Holly Branson very kindly featured this initiative on her blog, here. In 2023 I took 6 of the scholarship students to Spaceport America to meet the Virgin Galactic team, and to see Spaceship Unity, just before its first commercial spaceflight.