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Tim Peake leaves Russia on a rocket tomorrow morning, heading into space. Exciting to think that on board are the herb seeds I will be growing in my classroom in just a few short months. Fingers crossed all goes well!
So the seeds go to space and then he will bring them back untouched? Or will he grow some hemp? Will they be handed over to you and then you going to analyze them? Or are you going to plant them and watch for mutations? Or is he going to make some nice hydro space haze? Are you a teacher or student?
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Posted by Ingrind33: So the seeds go to space and then he will bring them back untouched? Or will he grow some hemp? Will they be handed over to you and then you going to analyze them? Or are you going to plant them and watch for mutations? Or is he going to make some nice hydro space haze? Are you a teacher or student?
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Yeah good questions
So basically they have packets of seeds that are going into space and then when they get back to earth they get sent to a few lucky schools alongside a pack of seeds that haven't been into space. The seeds are rocket seeds, which are a type of herb. Schools don't get told which packet have been into space and have to keep a strict log of how each set of seeds grow.
The idea is, they are testing the effects on food in space for when we populate other planets. I don't care too much for the reason, I just wanna get the kids in my class excited about science. You never know, I might have the next nobel prize winner in my class just waiting for the chance to shine
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I don't know, just taking a packet of seeds to outer space, then bringing them back and planting them. I don't see where this would make any difference to the seeds. I think if you wanted to see how they grow out there, then you would have to plant them out there. The conditions out would be man made, where here there just natural.
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... < I fail to see how the words... 'British' and 'Astronaut' can be used in the SAME sentence...
... < That's like using the words... 'British' and 'toothbrush',.....or 'British' and 'car' or even 'British' and the phrase 'Fine Dining' in the same sentences....
... < ...anyhow.... VERY Cool Icy One... I've got the NASA TV Channel and watch all the launches and landings that I can... I also watch the Space Station fly overhead whenevr possible... Maybe your class's seeds will be onboard....
... < Here's a link,...type in your town or the closest town to you for flyover times...:
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Posted by demodawggy:
... < I fail to see how the words... 'British' and 'Astronaut' can be used in the SAME sentence...
... < That's like using the words... 'British' and 'toothbrush',.....or 'British' and 'car' or even 'British' and the phrase 'Fine Dining' in the same sentences....
... < ...anyhow.... VERY Cool Icy One... I've got the NASA TV Channel and watch all the launches and landings that I can... I also watch the Space Station fly overhead whenevr possible... Maybe your class's seeds will be onboard....
... < Here's a link,...type in your town or the closest town to you for flyover times...:
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... < The absolute COOLEST thing I saw one night about 6 or so years ago was when the Space Shuttle had detached from,...then trailed behind the Station about 1km for a day... I was just sittin' out in the back yard one night and looked to the southwest by chance and saw the TWO bright dots moving in sync... THAT was SO cool...!!!
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It has always bugged me, why do brits, yanks and europeans need russians and russian rockets to get to space??? No more money in the coffer`s??? or the bankers need it more then to explore space??? Anyhow, i do agree with Demo and every point he made bout brits and astronauts u on top of your game buddy with that remark But buddy i bet u didnt know that God was a Brit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JB6Ei63ZimY
I know!
