Students intrigued to see how seeds from space grow
STUDENTS at Le Murier have been participating in a nationwide experiment championed by European Space Agency astronaut and current International Space Station resident Tim Peake.
In September, 2kg of seeds were flown to the International Space Station and they were returned to Earth in March by now-retired Nasa astronaut Scott Kelly at the end of his record-breaking year-long stint aboard the ISS as he landed on the steppes of Kazakhstan in his smouldering capsule.
In a combined project by the Royal Horticultural Society and the UK and European space agencies, 10,000 schools have received packets of the space seeds, along with a further packet that has remained on Earth.
The schools have been invited to take part in an experiment to see how exposure to microgravity has affected their growth.
Le Murier head of Key Stage Three Kevin Childs said the students were excited to be part of the experiment.
