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What are Space Skills?
On a basic level space skills are the skills that you might need to live and work in “Space” – by which I mean outside of the Earth’s atmosphere. On a deeper level space skills are skills for the future of humanity: the use of advanced technologies, such as electronics, robotics, material sciences, and bio-engineering; the application of science to develop a better understanding of the Universe; and working more efficiently with limited resources. What’s more, although in the beginning space exploration was a competition, projects like the International Space Station are a great example of countries working together towards a common goal.
The exploration of space requires the most advanced technologies and brilliant minds of our civilisation; but there are fun and interesting space-related activities suitable for all ages and abilities. This site aims to provide a collection of practical activities in space skills. I will have tried everything myself, and if I can do it then so can you.
The Legal Bit
Unless otherwise stated, all original content on this site (i.e. diyspaceprojects.com) has the following licence applied:
Space Skills content by Matthew Leach is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.
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