Space opportunities are available, says NASA astronaut

Fri, 08 Jul 2011

Stephen Bowen (picture courtesy of NASA)

On the day the final space shuttle flight is due to launch, a NASA astronaut says he believes everyone has the chance to go into space.

Stephen Bowen was part of the final crew on the space shuttle Discovery, and has been visiting the Isle of Man this week.

As part of the trip, the crew spoke to the Island's secondary school pupils about their work.

Mr Bowen says there are lots of opportunities for students interested in space [play clip]