Buttercups Sanctuary for Goats
Buttercups Sanctuary for Goats is the only registered charity in the UK who care solely for the welfare of goats – they rescue abandoned, abused and neglected goats – plus, helping animals in need of a new home because their owners can no longer care for them. They educate the public about goat welfare nationwide – providing them with accurate knowledge. The Patron of the Buttercups Sanctuary for Goats is Ann Widdecombe.

MajorTim.space 2021-2022 Young Ambassadors, Emily & Myle designed a space patch which is going to the ISS as part of the MicroAge Mission by the University of Liverpool.

The KUBIK Incubator on the ISS contains a centrifuge and the experiment will examine the contraction of muscle constructs exposed to microgravity or artificial gravity induced by centrifugation.

Computers play such a big role in our lives that it’s important to know how they were invented and modified to be what they are today.

The first computer is said to have been invented between 1833 and 1871 by a man named Charles Babbage. He dedicated about forty years of his life to computers and invented a machine called the Analytical Engine, which was programmed by punch cards and could solve calculations.
A good friend of Charles was a lady named Ada Lovelace who was inspired by Charles and worked with him. Lovelace recognised what the Analytical Engine was capable of. She is seen as the world’s first computer programmer.
In the early 1900’s, computers used mechanical or electrical systems to perform computations, for example, wheel and disk mechanisms.  Around the time of the Second World War, these progressed to machines where electrical switches drove mechanical devices to perform calculations and the binary system of numbers was used, making computers easier to build and more reliable. These electromechanical mechanisms were soon replaced by purely electronic circuits.
The era of modern computers is widely believed to have been started in 1936 by Alan Turing, from London. He had the idea of storing a program in the computer’s memory. He died young, committing suicide after being treated badly for being gay. Computers at that time were large devices that required specialist users.
Personal computers for non-experts to use at home were developed in the 1970’s. A firm called MITS made the first personal computer and then other companies like Apple, Commodore and IBM began to sell their own versions.
Advances in operating systems and computer circuits have since meant faster, more powerful and smaller home computers.
In fact computers now are everyday objects, in the form of smartphones.

By MajorTim.space 2021-2022 Young Ambassador, Seren Shaw (age 12)

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.