Pupils from Cockermouth School in Cumbria are sending a balloon into space for the first time.
Pupils at a Cumbrian school have gone where no school project has been before - into space!
Two teams from Cockermouth School spent eight months working on the project, and today they sent cameras into the stratosphere.
They will record pictures of the curvature of the earth from a height of 33,000 metres before parachuting back to earth.
Samantha Parker has the full report:
The 12 pupils who engineered a space device, which they launched this morning, say they are ecstatic with the images they have received from the weather balloon.
The students from Cockermouth School launched their balloon at 9am this morning from the playing fields at the school.
The balloon landed at 2:30pm just a few miles away.
– Joe Welford, Cockermouth School"We are over the moon with what has been achieved today, and we were all blown away by the phenomenal footage"
This is how west Cumbria looked from space this afternoon.
Pupils from Cockermouth School were celebrating this evening after successfully sending a camera into space and getting these pictures.
'The A Team' launched their balloon at 9am this morning from the playing fields at the school. The balloon landed at 2:30pm just a few miles away.
As well as these pictures the students also have maps tracking the direction the balloon travelled.
They will now put the footage together to make a short film.
Pupils from Cockermouth School in Cumbria launched their very own space device this morning.
The 12 pupils designed and manufactured the video recording device with the help from specialist engineers and professionals from west Cumbrian firm REACT.
Pupils at a Cumbrian school have gone where no school project has been before - space.
Two teams from Cockermouth School spent eight months working on the project which saw the cameras go up in a pod to film the curvature of the Earth.
They will collect the cameras and turn their findings into a short film.
Science teacher Rik Smith explains why this project will benefit people all over the region:
Pupils from Cockermouth School in Cumbria are aiming to be the first school pupils in Cumbria to send a recording device into space.
The 12 students were set the challenge by west Cumbrian engineering firm REACT.
The science enthusiasts have constructed a special balloon, fit for space, with the help from trained professionals, scientists and engineers from west Cumbrian firms.
They are taking advantagde of the break in the winter weather and plan on launching the weather balloon this morning.
The balloon is due to record video as it ascends into space and during its descent back to earth.