CHILDREN from a South Cheshire school are over the moon after winning a competition to compose a wake-up call that can be played in space.
Wyche Primary School in Manor Road,Nantwich, was one of three schools which composed a piece of music to be played 250 miles above the Earth for cosmonauts on the International Space Station.
Musicians from Manchester Camerata conducted workshops with 29 children from Years 5 and 6, and the work entitled Cosmic Notes was created.
The school's music co-ordinator Megan Clark said: 'The children are very, very pleased because they didn't think they stood a chance. They have all been given certificates and a commemorative plaque.
'It has a very 'spacey' feel to it and was inspired by pictures of satellites and the instruments shown to the children by Manchester Camerata.
'The winning tune will be played on the next mission to the space station.'
The competition was part of celebrations for National Science and Engineering Week.
Computer scientists at MMU linked up with the Russian space agency Roskosmos to bring space travel to life for youngsters.
Wyche beat off competition from two Manchester schools.
A judging panel including Russian cosmonaut Alexander Volkov and MMU vice chancellor professor John Brooks chose their favourite piece.
Conway Mothobi, senior lecturer in computing, said: 'The compositions were inspired by science demonstrations both here at MMU and in schools; including astrophysical data, radio waves from celestial bodies and visual images of space.'
