ITV Border have been following the progress of Cockermouth School's space project.
At the end of January two balloons were sent into the air with the objective of filming the curvature of the earth.
The first pod was found within a couple of hours but the second had been missing - until now.
It was found floating on a fishing pond 300 miles away in Buckinghamshire.
Safely inside was the camera and their missing astronaut - a Lego man named George.
''It was absolutely insane I was just running round the house all evening going 'Oh my goodness we've got George back' I was so excited and I think everyone else was and we were all on the phone to each other saying 'he has come home, we are going to get it all back' and it was just really, really happy."
– Emily Douglas, Team UP
But the camera was not so fortunate, its view was obscured meaning the team had no pictures.
The team said they enjoyed the exercise and may even attempt it again - learning from their mistakes.
"We were hoping it would have captured some nice images of the curvature of the earth which was the initial brief that was given to us but unfortunately we had a little bit of a disappointment this morning when we opened the pod.
"We found that something has obscured the lens of the camera. We don't know what it was but unfortunately we didn't get the images we were after."
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.
"We are over the moon with what has been achieved today, and we were all blown away by the phenomenal footage"
Pupils gathered to watch the launch of the weather balloon Credit: ITV Border
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.
Weather balloon being filled up before take off Credit: ITV Border
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.
