it took a lot of work to get shaun into shape for the mission. making him a great fit for thejob. it s perfect for shaun, really. he is such a cute, cheeky little character. i can only imagine he would love to have such a big adventure. it s always what he is trying to do in all of his little episodes! and this was the rocket shaun was riding on. blasting off last november for the start of the artemis mission. giving him a close up view of the moon that others are hoping they will also see one day. it s an absolute thrill to be thinking about following in shaun s footsteps. going around the moon, getting involved with all the artemis missions. it would be an absolute pleasure to do that and we will see what the future holds, definitely. shaun the sheep has joined an exclusive club, travelling on a 1.5 million mile journey that most humans, and sheep, could only dream about. but there are more moon missions to come so this could be just the start!
as our science editor rebecca morelle reports. he left his family and friends on mossy bottom farm to pursue a lofty new career. taking him to the moon, and beyond. now shaun the sheep is back on earth. for a hero s welcome at aardman studios in bristol. shaun is our first european space agency astronaut to the moon. congratulations, shaun. he s been presented with an official astronaut certificate from the european space agency and nasa. it was a big surprise when shaun was selected to go to the moon. at first you couldn t believe it, it seemed incredible. it is every child s dream, isn t it, famously, to be an astronaut and go to the moon. and so the fact that shaun was doing it for us seemed very, very important. i mean the far side of the moon, how extraordinary is that? 0ur baby, our creation.
not even sour spanish grapes could quash the mood, manchester city s rodri saying the home side were a bit rubbish. but scotland have just had two defeats in their last 18 competitive games, so what has been the difference? it used to be the case in times gone past that scotland had one or two injuries to key players and you held your hands and you knew it wasn t going to be good. now it is, ok, we ll just pick the next one. it is getting the very best out of very good players. this moment in 1978 is arguably one of scotland s greatest. but this generation of players seemed determined to make new memories. for them, and for the hampden faithful. jane dougall, bbc news. shaun the sheep is back on land following his journey around the moon aboard the unmanned artemis i mission. the european space agency is hoping that his presence on the mission will inspire the next generation to follow in his footsteps, which they say represent one small step for man and a giant leap for i m sorry
he left his family and friends on mossy bottom farm to pursue a lofty new career. taking him to the moon, and beyond. now shaun the sheep is back on earth. for a hero s welcome at aardman studios in bristol. shaun is our first european space agency astronaut to the moon. congratulations, shaun. he s been presented with an official astronaut certificate from the european space agency and nasa. it was a big surprise when shaun was selected to go to the moon. at first you couldn t believe it, it seemed incredible. it is every child s dream, isn t it, famously, to be an astronaut and go to the moon. and so the fact that shaun was doing it for us seemed very, very important. i mean the far side of the moon, how extraordinary is that? our baby, our creation.