Castle Douglas High School S6 student William Ross was over the moon to be chosen for this year’s Strathclyde University Scottish Space School.
He was one of only 80 successful applicants chosen from 620 hopefuls. The Faculty of Engineering’s outreach programme offers a week of workshops, design challenges, lectures and activities aimed at those interested in maths and science.
The programme provided attendees with an opportunity to learn, explore, design, experiment and be inspired by some of the world’s leading figures in space travel.
William’s physics teacher, Ms Schutz, joined him to attend a lecture hosted by NASA guests Michael Baker STS43 and William McArthur, Expedition 12.
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