Last night at Parliament the Prime Minister's Space Prizes were presented.
These prizes were established to recognise the talented people working in space and aviation and also to inspire younger people to get into the industry.
And it seems like it's working, Sophie Ineson, a Year 12 student from Southland Girls' High School won the prize for Student Endeavour, for her project to design better wound care for astronauts.
Sophie's prize is NZ$50,000 for tertiary study; she tells Jesse what she plans to do with it!
Sophie Ineson has won the Prime Minister’s Space Prize for Student Endeavour Photo: Royal Society Te Apārangi
