Three Manx students to study to NASA space school

Monday, 11 July 2016 00:00

Three young people from the Isle of Man will study at space school this summer.

The sixth-form students from Ramsey Grammar, Castle Rushen and King Williams will be spending two weeks in the US at the NASA United Space School.

They won a yearly competition run by Manx satellite firm ManSat by writing essays on three space related subjects in the chance to win a scholarship for the trip.

Rose ten Donkelaar, Laurence Couch and Julius Herzig will travel to Houston to study with astronauts, engineers and scientists and help plan a simulated mission to Mars.

Rose says she's excited:

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