You have may have seen space in the news and that is as there is a lot going on from sub-orbital space tourism, to the first image of a black hole, to helicopters flying on Mars. Yet this is only a small part of what goes on in the space sector.

Every day most of us will check the weather forecast, use Google Maps or watch TV without realising these all depend on the seemingly invisible infrastructure of satellites orbiting the Earth. The current era of space activity, known as Space 4.0, has been driven by the rise of commercial space companies, technology advancements and global cooperation. With this comes more opportunities for people to work in space, a career largely inaccessible to most until recently.

Sarah Blyde will speak on her career path on becoming a chemical engineering and how it lead her to sub orbital space tourism