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Astronaut Tim Peake is quizzed by Kent school pupils Astronaut Tim Peake is quizzed by Kent school pupils
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Schoolchildren in Kent have quizzed astronaut Tim Peake about space in a live webcast.Schoolchildren in Kent have quizzed astronaut Tim Peake about space in a live webcast.
Pupils from 23 schools joined students at Wellesley House School in Broadstairs to speak to the astronaut on the International Space Station (ISS).Pupils from 23 schools joined students at Wellesley House School in Broadstairs to speak to the astronaut on the International Space Station (ISS).
It was the seventh in a series of UK-wide events designed to inspire scientific interest in pupils.It was the seventh in a series of UK-wide events designed to inspire scientific interest in pupils.
The astronaut is on a six-month mission for the European Space Agency.The astronaut is on a six-month mission for the European Space Agency.
On Sunday, he is set to run the equivalent of the London Marathon on a treadmill on board the ISS.On Sunday, he is set to run the equivalent of the London Marathon on a treadmill on board the ISS.
Initially, the group struggled to make audio contact with the astronaut, whose face appeared on a screen on the stage.Initially, the group struggled to make audio contact with the astronaut, whose face appeared on a screen on the stage.
Victoria Neilson, spokeswoman for Wellesley House School, said the struggle to reach him was "extraordinary... like one of those movies when they are trying to make contact." Victoria Neilson, spokeswoman for Wellesley House School, said: "It was extraordinary... like one of those movies when they are trying to make contact."
She added: "It was very exciting for everyone".She added: "It was very exciting for everyone".
The project is a collaboration between Amateur Radio on the ISS (ARISS), the Radio Society of Great Britain, the UK Space Agency and the European Space Agency.The project is a collaboration between Amateur Radio on the ISS (ARISS), the Radio Society of Great Britain, the UK Space Agency and the European Space Agency.