YEAR One students at Ysgol y Ffin, the Welsh medium school in Caldicot, have taken part in the national ‘Rocket Science’ experiment.

The project, which is being run by the Royal Horticultural Society and the UK Space Agency, aims to help scientists’ knowledge of how plants grow in space.

The seeds were distributed to around 10,000 schools.

Pupils will compare the growth of the space seeds with others that have remained on earth.

The class were given a red packet of rocket seeds and a blue packet of rocket seeds to cultivate in the same manner as each other over a 35-day period.

The red seeds did not grow, whilst the blue seeds did sprout. We do not yet know however which batch were actually taken up into space with Tim Peake.

Scientists hope that by collecting such a large data sample they will be able to further understand how factors such as zero gravity and the lack of micro organisms in the soil, air and water affect plant growth and development.

That in turn will help them identify which crops will be the best to plant in a "space garden", providing sustainable source of food for astronauts.

A representative from Ysgol y Ffin said: “I think this has been an amazing once in a life time opportunity for children of all ages across the country to take part in and we were thrilled that our school was chosen to take part.”