Do you know a young person who’s crazy about space travel? Would they love the chance to meet a NASA astronaut? You can register to be part of the Meet An Astronaut competition on their behalf.

All entrants must be aged 8 to 18 and reside in the UK. Click here to review the full competition terms.

Join the community and your child will be able to enter the competition, enjoy free student membership of the Society and get the latest from the Meet an Astronaut contest.

If you have friends or family with children who you think could be inspired by the competition, share this page with them by email or on your favourite social network. Just think – it could spark a lifelong interest in aviation, engineering or aerospace!

For entries to eligible they need to be posted online in public view so we can link to them.

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