Libby Jackson

1. How to Get Started in
Space
Libby Jackson

2. Who am I?
Name:
Libby Jackson
Age:
22
Gender:
Female
Education:
Girls Grammar School
BSc Physics
MSc Space Engineering
Job:
Spacecraft Operations
Engineer

3. My Life in a Nutshell
1981: Born
18th
March
Sept 1992: Started
Secondary School
March 1998: Work
Shadowing at NASA
June 1999: Took A-
Levels in Physics,
Maths, Further Maths
and Music
June 2001: Graduated
from Imperial with
BSc in Physics
Summer 2000:
Summer Placement at
Astrium
Sept 1998: Finish MSc
in Space Engineering
at Cranfield
March 1998: Start work
with Astrium as
Spacecraft Ops Engineer

4. University
All sorts of degrees….
Do something that you are really interested
in
More and more ‘Space’ courses springing up
all the time
Choose carefully and do lots of research!

5. How to get to University
A-Levels
Need to do relevant subjects that you (for
the most part) enjoy!
GCSES
Do whatever you enjoy, but work hard and
get good grades…
Other Routes
Don’t be afraid to follow the path that suits
you and you likes

6. Other things to do
Work Experience
It’s not what you know, but who you know
Join UKSEDS
We can help you to find about opportunities
and events, and through these get to meet
both the current and future space workforce.

7. Annual Conference

8. Other Youth Events

9. So…
Whatever you want to do in life…
Follow you heart
Grab every opportunity that comes your way
Don’t be afraid of making decisions
If you don’t ask, you’ll never get it!!!
Have fun and enjoy everything.

10. ‘If its not fun, why do it?’
– Ben and Jerry