In 2016, European Space Agency Astronaut, Tim Peake, carried out a series of experiments on the International Space Station, using equipment designed by the National Space Academy.

The overall programme includes the following topics from UK physics and chemistry secondary school curricula:

  • Newton’s Laws
  • Momentum and Kinetic Energy
  • Circular Motion
  • Kinetic theory of gases and molecular vibrations
  • Gravity, ballistics and orbits

The videos include dynamic analysis of the movement of objects to allow students to investigate the motion of objects in free-fall.

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Astro Academy: Principia - careers

This video features Anu Ohja talking about the growth of the UK space sector and the involvement in of the UK in human spaceflight.

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