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Update: Rocket Science: a change of plan

Posted by: Libby Jackson, Posted on: 30 June 2015 - Categories: Education, Principia

At 05:38 BST (2 September 2015), Andreas Mogensen, Sergei Volkov and Aidyn Aimbetov were launched on the Soyuz TMA-18M spacecraft into orbit. The cargo being carried with them includes 2kg of rocket seeds, ready for Tim Peake’s mission in December …

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Plants in space: success at the Chelsea Flower Show

Posted by: Tatiana, Posted on: 29 May 2015 - Categories: Education, Events, Principia

Last week, we celebrated the launch of Rocket Science; an educational project sending salad seeds to space and back. Give your local school the opportunity to grow these 'space seeds' in a national science experiment.

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Into gardening? We're at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show!

Posted by: Tatiana, Posted on: 15 May 2015 - Categories: Education, Events

We can't wait to exhibit at the RHS Chelsea Flower show next week and we want you to tell us which of the following plants you would take to space.

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