British Space Organisation launch their ‘Your Voice In Space’ campaign in collaboration with Bournemouth University

(Bournemouth, UK - 22 May 2009) Today, the British Space Organisation launched it’s new youth orientated campaign ‘Your Voice In Space’. The BSO has teamed up with one of the best Media schools in the country at Bournemouth University in order to combine the knowledge and expertise of the students within the project.

‘Your Voice In Space’ is a new campaign, looking to raise awareness of cultural and global identity within the 14 – 24 year old age bracket, through the planned launch of a space probe.

The probe would be unique in that it would house a two-way transmitter that allows several media forms to be relayed to and from the probe. People are encouraged to answer weekly questions through the use of social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter, as well as YouTube and the BSO main website. These answers are then ‘posted’ into space through the probe.

The initiative is also unique in that it is completely free. Many similar projects have gone before the Your Voice In Space campaign, but none have been this accessible to so many people worldwide.

The Bournemouth Media School is the only Centre for Excellence in Media Practice in the UK and offers courses such as Journalism and Communication and Computer Animation. The talents of the students studying for degrees in Television, Interaction Media Production and Scriptwriting have been employed by the BSO. These students are involved not only in the broadcasting surrounding the probe, but also in the day to day running of the websites and other content that the campaign requires.

Commenting on the launch, Rob Hawkes, Interactive Media student and Chief Technical Officer of the BSO, said; ‘This is a great opportunity for us as media students and we are very lucky to be involved in such a project. It also gives us valuable experience in that we can put what we have been studying into practice.’

A spokesman from the BSO also welcomed the launch, stating that; ‘We are always looking to conjure new interest in space science. One of our main aims is to get under 25s involved and interested in such subjects. The students at the Bournemouth Media School will be the perfect addition to the campaign, as they will be striving for the attention of their own peers.’

The BSO was established in 2009 to ‘rejuvenate interest in space science and exploration.’ As an organization they look to represent the interests of the UK science, commerce, education and industry in its research and studies.

Website address: http://britishspace.org.uk/yourvoice
Email address: press@britishspace.org.uk

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The BSO was established in 2009 to rejuvenate interest in space science and exploration. We look to represent the interests of UK science, commerce, education and industry in its research and studies.

Our purpose is to be Britain’s gateway to space. The mission: to shape the development of Britain’s space capability and ensure that investment in space continues to deliver benefits to the citizens of the United Kingdom, Europe and the world.

At the top of our agenda is to encourage British space activity and raise awareness of what the United Kingdom has to offer in terms of skills and services, as well as promoting space exploration to a younger, and wider target group.

British Space Organisation
C/O Bournemouth University Media School
Fern Barrow
Talbot Campus
Poole
Dorset
BH12 5BB
UK

Press Contact: James Trosh
press@britishspace.org.uk

This release was published on openPR.