Motion text
That this House congratulates the students of Croydon High School in Selsdon on completing a major phase of Mission Pegasus, their pioneering initiative to become the first all-girls school in the world to design, build and launch a satellite into space; notes that on 1 July 2025, the student-led Astrogazers team successfully conducted live flight testing of their CubeSat systems aboard the FAAM Airborne Laboratory aircraft, marking the culmination of a year of rigorous lab and remote testing, including collaboration with the Surrey Space Centre and the installation of a remote sensor station on the school roof; commends the leadership of Mrs Karteepan, Head of Physics, and the support of the University of Bath, Spirent Communications, and other STEM partners; recognises the students’ exceptional professionalism, resilience, and scientific achievement in building and testing a working satellite instrument under real flight conditions; further notes the inspirational impact of this project in encouraging girls to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM); and calls on the Government, industry leaders, and STEM champions to support the next phases of the mission, including the construction of a flight-ready satellite and securing a rocket launch partner.
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