Starting them young: Scotland's Space School

This brief report introduces the Careers Scotland Space School, founded in 2002 as part of a strategy to get school-age students interested in studies and careers in science and technology. Students have been visiting NASA's Johnson Space Center in Texas for a range of activities and instruction. Since 2004 greater numbers have also benefited from a Strathclyde University-based summer school led by staff from NASA and ESA. The school is part of a broader objective to increase entrepreneurism and the commercialisation of research in Scotland.