Set at the idyllic campus of the Charterhouse School in Godalming, Surrey it was time for the first UK Space Conference. The SEDSAT-II Payload team was represented by several members through genereous student sponsorship provided by UKSEDS, offering accommodation and conference attendance at greatly reduced fees. Serving as the venue for this year’s conference was the Charter House School; An exclusive boarding school founded in the 17th century with it’s sprawling campus of grassy fields and traditional buildings situated on the outskirts of the small English town of Godalming.

Gathered at the conference was an eclectic mix of UK Space pioneers, students, aerospace professionals and international guest speakers, most notably represented by NASA test pilot Joe Engle. The event proved an excellent opportunity to meet with the “who’s who” of the British Space community as well as getting to know students wishing to pursue careers within the AeroSpace industry.

With a strong focus on students, the final day of the conference was designated a “student day” and included inspiring talks by young professionals as well as a careers fair where many of the leading companies were represented.

We would like to thank UKSEDS for a providing the conference to us at a greatly reduced price as well as extending a thank you to all the people who worked for months to make this conference happen. Hopefully this marks the start of a great UK tradition.