Pupils at Midsomer Norton Primary school have been very busy sowing seeds from the RHS Rocket Science Project.

The seeds were launched on Soyuz 44S on 2nd September 2015 and arrived on the International Space Station (ISS) two days later. British ESA astronaut, Tim Peake, took charge of the seeds while on the ISS for his Principia mission in December and the seeds spent six months in microgravity before being returned to Earth in March.

The school’s diligent Gardening Club have been caring for the space seeds and they have reported they are germinating and growing well. It’s a very exciting project and the whole school is delighted to be part of it. Watch this space for more news on the space seeds!