Pupils at Bruton School for Girls were visited by an aspiring astronaut and flight lieutenant for their annual Science Week lecture. Kerry Bennett spoke about her geophysics degree and her experiences on the BBC television series, ‘Astronauts: Do you have what it takes?’, where she underwent both physical and psychological tests and progressed to the final three. She inspired the audience with...
Astronauts: Do you have what it takes?
Pupils at Dean Close School were visited by an aspiring astronaut and flight lieutenant last week. Kerry Bennett gave a talk to parents and pupils about her journey to becoming an RAF pilot and her participation in the BBC television series, ‘Astronauts: Do you have what it takes?’ Firstly, she spoke to the pre-preparatory school pupils about the different types of planes she had flown and the...