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Pupils at an Abu Dhabi school learnt about the challenges of travelling through space in a video call with a Nasa astronaut.
Close to 200 children aged from 4 to 18 at Brighton College Abu Dhabi were given the lowdown on a life reaching for the stars by Michael Fincke, who once held the record for the most time spent in space by an American – a staggering 381 days.
The unique departure from the school timetable was particularly timely as the Hope probe s mission to Mars reaches its crucial final stages over the next week.
Enthused pupils prepared 100 questions for their special caller, but had enough time to ask only 25.