LetterBox Lab
Letterbox Lab provide science kits for kids which have been reinvented to be more fun, more colourful, more convenient and more educational than ever before.

Developed by two passionate science fans who have dedicated a decade to engaging the public with science – their science kits inspire young people to play with scientific ideas and make hundreds of discoveries in their living rooms.

Ruth Amos
Ruth is an inventor, presenter and co-founder of YouTube channel Kids Invent Stuff, aimed at inspiring the next generation of inventors and engineers, by bringing their inventions to life. From custard firing superhero suits, flaming pianos and Slime firing cars – Ruth and Shawn bring to life kid’s inventions.

An award winning engineer and is passionate about making and STEAM (Science Technology Engineering Arts and Maths), co-running the #girlswithdrills campaign around inclusive making.

Sue Nelson
An award winning radio producer,
science journalist and former BBC TV science/environment correspondent.
She is also the author of – Wally Funk’s Race for Space: The Extraordinary Story of a Female Aviation Pioneer.

CELEBRATING WALLY FUNK’S UPCOMING BLUE ORIGIN SPACEFLIGHT!
Along with Jeff Bezos (Amazon founder), Wally will fly on board a Blue Origin New Shepard rocket, which is set for launch in West Texas on 20th July 2021.

MajorTim.space Honorary Young Ambassador, Tom Jones (age 10) and 2021-2022 Young Ambassador, Emily Penman (age 14) – Interview Brenda Longman and Stuart McCarthy from the Sooty Show.

Brenda Longman
An actress, director, singer & voice of Soo from the Sooty Show for 40 years.

Stuart McCarthy
Production Designer for the Sooty Show.

Thank you to Yesteryears Toy Shop in Conwy for the kind donation of a Sooty puppet.

Dr Jackie Bell
Mathematician & theoretical particle physicist – based at Imperial College London.
A contestant on the BBC’s ‘Astronauts: Do You Have What it Takes?’ programme –
She was selected from from over 3,500 applicants to take part and undertake tests similar to those used in the astronaut selection at major space agencies.
Jackie has won multiple awards for her work!
She’s from Liverpool, UK.

Louis Pasteur is one of the most important scientists in history.
He discovered how microbes work and how they lead to disease.

Louis was born in France on 27 December 1822 into a poor family.  As a teenager he loved science and went on to become a science teacher and then a chemistry professor at the University of Strasbourg.

Louis and his wife had five children together, but, three of them died from typhoid fever. The death of his children led him to investigate infectious diseases in order to find a cure.

Through his research and experiments, Louis invented the practice of microbiology.
He noted that things rotted because they were reacting with microbes (germs) and realised that these microbes were responsible for illnesses.

He used this knowledge to investigate how food and drink were damaged by germs such as bacteria and mould. He discovered that heating the items killed the germs which meant they would be safer for longer. This process is called pasteurisation and is named after him.

Louis went on to help when the French silk market was under threat. He discovered that the silkworms had become diseased by microbes. When the microbes were killed the disease disappeared; this saved the silk industry.

He also modernised vaccinations and developed injections which stopped people from catching diseases.  He successfully vaccinated a child against Rabies who had been bitten by an animal infected with Rabies.

In 1887 Pasteur established the ‘Pasteur Institute’ which is still being used today to fight infectious diseases.

It is due to his discoveries of how diseases are caused and how they are killed which led to doctors washing their hands and boiling their instruments prior to surgery, meaning many more people survived surgery.

Louis died in 1895 and is buried in the Cathedral of Notre Dame, Paris.

By MajorTim.space 2021-2022 Young Ambassador, Myle Ali Faraz (age 8)

Herb Baker – Patron of MajorTim.space
Herb recently retired from NASA after 42 years at JSC, KSC & NASA Headquarters having worked in the Space Shuttle, Space Station & Orion program offices and managing the business office supporting Flight Operations.
He is currently on the Board of Directors for the JSC NASA Alumni League and volunteers at Space Center Houston.