A SCOTTISH space company has made the journey south to teach a group of Brownies about its work – after learning of a six-year-old’s love for them through social media.
A team from Edinburgh-based Skyrora travelled to Newport to visit the Girlguiding Gwent group after finding out about Lexie Morgan’s passion for all things space.
What started as a simple tweet turned into an 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 engineers.
Sam Morgan, Lexie’s mother, said: “The event was a huge success. I’m very grateful that something as simple as a tweet resulted in Skyrora coming down to Wales to teach the girls about space. Before the event, Lexie had said to me that she wanted to work for Skyrora when she grows up and I’m now more certain than ever that this is still the case.
“I think it’s really important to help young girls learn more about traditionally male-dominated industries and I’m sure lots of the other girls in the room are now thinking about a career in space.”
The budding space enthusiasts took part in a series of educational activities such as creating miniature rocket models and designing their own meteorite finders.
Andrea Rodley, county commissioner for Girlguiding Gwent, said: “Everyone was excited that Skyrora were willing to travel so far to spend time with us – it made us feel very special.”
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