Tweet leads to marathon trek for Edinbourgh space company

AN EDINBURGH space company is travelling more 380 miles to teach a six-year-old girl about its work '“ after learning of her love for them through social media.
Lexie Morgan will learn more about space from the Skyora teamLexie Morgan will learn more about space from the Skyora team
Lexie Morgan will learn more about space from the Skyora team

A team from Skyrora will travel south to Newport in Wales after finding out about little Lexie Morgan’s passion for all things space.

What started as a simple tweet has turned into an intergalactic event for more than 200 of Lexie’s fellow Rainbows, Brownies, Guides and Rangers – all eager to earn the specially designed space badge with the help of Skyrora experts.

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The budding space enthusiasts will take part in a series of educational activities in the hope of becoming cosmic whizzes – completing tasks such as designing miniature rocket models and making their own meteorite finders.

As well as helping the girls earn their badge, the event also aims to inform the girls of the diverse range of careers available to them in this exciting industry.

Sam Morgan, Lexie’s mother, said: “Lexie first heard about Skyrora when we were on holiday in Cornwall.

“She saw that Skyrora was going to use Cornwall airport as a test site and she was absolutely ecstatic. She said to me, ‘mummy, I’m going to work there.’

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“We didn’t really think much more of it until Skyrora got in touch with me on the back of something I had tweeted and asked if they could get involved with the Brownies’ space badge.

“I think it’s really important to help young girls learn more about traditionally masculine industries and I’m very grateful to Skyrora for getting involved with the event.”

Skyrora is committed to the importance of educating the younger generation, having already signed up to the STEM Ambassador Programme.

Derek Harris, Business Operations Manager at Skyrora added: “We jumped at the opportunity to reach out to Sam after seeing her original tweet about Lexie and her group’s space badge. You just have to look through the images on our social media feed to see that our launch vehicle development has grabbed the attention of young people everywhere.

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“The new commercial space race is a great chance to open up a world of opportunity to the next generation of engineers and teach them about possible career paths they maybe wouldn’t have considered otherwise.

“As a company that is proud of our diverse workforce, which includes female engineers and interns, we are always keen to find new ways of encouraging girls to think about a career which uses STEM subjects. We believe all space companies have a responsibility to inspire the next generation and the opportunity to tell these Brownies a bit about our company, whilst also helping them get their space badge, is a privilege we simply couldn’t turn down!.”

Skyrora is developing launch vehicle technology that builds on previous rocket systems with the aim of reducing the cost of launches thanks to proven advanced engineering methods.