The Space Education Trust (SET) is a charitable trust established in 1987, by Jerel Whittingham and Justin Paynes. It was originally chaired by Roy Gibson. founding Director General of both the European Space Agency (ESA), and of the British National Space Centre (BNSC).
The initial project of the Space Education Trust was to ensure that the UK participated in the International Space University (ISU) project then being proposed, to find and select students to attend the ISU and, most importantly, raise the funds necessary to sponsor their attendance. At a cost of $10,000 per student, this proved difficult, but not impossible and in 1988, 10 British students attended the inaugural session of the ISU at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Our activities in this area have continued, and a total of over 50 British students have now been able to attend the ISU. At the same time, we have sought to broaden our support of the fields of space education and awareness, with a number of small projects when funds allow. In addition to this, the Space Education Trust acts as the trustees of UK-SEDS (United Kingdom Students for the Exploration and Development of Space).
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