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A BARNSTAPLE junior school spoke to an astronaut live from the International Space Station last week.

Pupils at Pilton Bluecoat Junior School were given the chance to put questions to astronaut Reid Wiseman via a live link up to the space station on Wednesday.

John Hick, science co-ordinator at Pilton Bluecoat, introduced the school to the moderator who was organising the link up, which also involved pupils from Winter Garden school in Canvey Island, Essex.

The pupils were told that the space station was travelling over the Pacific towards the western coast of America at the time of the call.

James Norris was the first pupil from Pilton to speak, asking what inspired Mr Wiseman to become an astronaut.

He said: I grew up in Maryland in the US and we used to watch shuttle launches. I got to meet an astronaut and learn about what they did, so that was my inspiration.

Olivia Evetts asked what an astronauts daily routine was like.

Mr Wiseman said: My routine is a lot like yours. I wake up and take a shower, although we only have a wet flannel to wash with, then I go to the bathroom and then have breakfast.

I work for 10 hours and then in the evening we have dinner and go to bed.

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Astronaut speaks to Pilton school live from International Space Station