The National Space Centre has welcomed a new chair of trustees, Stuart Martin.
Having worked in the space industry from University, including being Chief Executive of the Satellite Applications Catapult for ten years, he is taking over as chair from Prof Sir Martin Sweeting, who began retirement at the end of 2023.
In an interview for the Space Centre’s blog, Stuart said: “I have been aware of the charity from its early days as a Millenium Project, and visited many times. So I already knew something of its mission and purpose.
“But after speaking with Chas Bishop (the Space Centre’s Chief Executive) and Prof Sir Martin Sweeting (the previous chair of trustees), I realised just how much the values and objectives of the National Space Centre aligned with my own and it made me very excited to have the opportunity to be part of the team.
“It’s great to see how the National Space Centre has become such a vibrant and important institution, both to the Leicester region and nationally. I have huge respect for Sir Martin, and am very excited to carry on his work.”
Looking forward, he is hoping to focus on increasing the scope of the centre’s charitable objectives, including the IGNITE! Project and community outreach efforts, as well as creating a systematic funding programme to ensure the future needs of the centre are met.
