St Richard’s Catholic College Tim Peake ARISS Contact Confirmed

UK astronaut Tim Peake KG5BVI GB1SS in the ISS Jan 2016

UK astronaut Tim Peake KG5BVI / GB1SS

The ARISS UK Operations team are delighted to announce that the ARISS Schools contact for St Richard’s Catholic College, Bexhill-on-Sea, East Sussex has been confirmed for Monday, April 18, 2016 at 14:56:06 GMT (3:56:06 pm BST) with Tim Peake GB1SS on the International Space Station.

St Richard's Catholic College

St Richard’s Catholic College

This contact will be webcast on the ARISS Principia website.  Further details on the start time of the webcast will be made available in the coming days so be sure to check for further information.

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