The International Space Station CBeebies Stargazing

Soon, starlight will scatter through the dark,

so let's all look up at Stargazing Park.

Hello.

We're back at Stargazing Park for another week

of stargazing with Maggie.

Are you excited, stargazers?

-ALL:

-Yeah!

Me, too!

Come and explore the sky with us.

All we need to do is...

look up.

# When the night falls

# Maggie helps us see wonders of the stars above us all

# Turn the lights low, grab a cosy rug

# Wrap up warm and snug, here we go

# We're going stargazing

# Gaze at stars, shining bright

# We're going stargazing

# Spot a zooming satellite

# We're going stargazing

# Glimpse the moon and the planets above

# We're going stargazing

# So, just look up

# Look up, look up. #

Come and join us underneath the stars.

Oh, look, here comes Maggie.

Hello, everyone.

-ALL:

-Hi, Maggie.

Welcome to Stargazing Park. Are you ready to explore the night sky?

-ALL:

-Yes.

Great, cos there's still so much more to discover,

and all we need to do is look up.

What can you see out there?

The stars.

A plane.

Can anyone see a satellite?

I remember spotting satellites last time.

They twinkle like stars, but they're moving through the night sky.

There's one.

We can see satellites clearly in the night sky

because the sun is busy lighting them up.

That's right, Chris. Well remembered.

Thanks, Maggie.

Can you see a satellite from where you are?

Stars are twinkling,

satellites are in flight,

scattering the sky with pinpricks of light.

I wonder who else is looking up tonight.

It's Pui.

Hi, Chris. Hi, stargazers.

We've been trying to spot something exciting.

What is it, stargazers?

-International Space Station.

-Yes!

But it's a bit cloudy up there.

Oh. If we could see beyond the clouds,

the International Space Station

would look like a bright light, zooming through the night sky.

-And inside there are...?

-Astronauts.

And earlier on today, we helped Miss Mouse do some

astronaut training, didn't we?

-ALL:

-Yes.

Come back later and see what happened.

Wow, the International Space Station!

Now let me get this right, Maggie...

From down here on Earth, we can see a spacecraft

travelling through space, and there are astronauts inside?

Yes. We can see it

because there are giant solar panels on the Space Station.

When sunlight hits those solar panels, they shine brightly.

The sun is lighting up the Space Station in the night sky.

-Like a satellite.

-Just like a satellite.

The International Space Station IS a satellite.

And it goes round and round and round the Earth.

It's in orbit.

But inside there are...?

-ALL:

-Astronauts!

What's it like inside the International Space Station?

That's a really good question, John.

Why don't we go inside the cafe and find out?

Come on, guys.

Astronauts spend months on the International Space Station.

That's many weeks - they may even have birthdays in space.

The Space Station is the astronauts' home in space.

They do everyday things up there.

What things do you do every day, stargazers?

-Have a bath.

-Brush our teeth.

-Sleep.

-Mm-hm.

-Eat.

Who would like a bite of this lovely red apple?

Me!

Come on, come and grab it.

-MAGGIE LAUGHS

-Whee!

What's happening?

It's floating away from me.

It keeps floating! All food floats in space.

Astronauts need to think really carefully about the food

they eat inside the International Space Station.

They eat lots of food from tubes and pouches so it doesn't make a mess.

What else floats on the Space Station?

-Astronauts.

-Yes.

On the International Space Station,

the astronauts can float everywhere.

They can even float up to the ceiling, and go to sleep up there.

When they're not eating or sleeping,

what do they get up to on the Space Station?

Well, the astronauts work very hard doing science experiments.

And they get an amazing view from their window. Come and have a look.

What can you see?

-ALL:

-The Earth!

What a beautiful Earth.

Thanks, Maggie.

Wouldn't it be great to look back at Planet Earth from space?

Well, here's astronaut Samantha to tell us

what she saw through the windows of the International Space Station.

What I can see from my window is the most beautiful planet -

Planet Earth.

That's because I'm an astronaut,

and I live and work on the International Space Station.

I love coming up here in the cupola

and watch as our beautiful planet, Earth, goes by.

Oceans and continents...

deserts and forests...

rivers and lakes...

All types of landscapes.

The most beautiful and precious planet in the solar system...

our home.

What an amazing view Samantha had!

From the International Space Station, the lights on Planet Earth

look like twinkling stars.

I wonder if brave Miss Mouse will ever get to go to the Space Station.

Let's find out how she got on with her astronaut training.

-AS MISS MOUSE:

-"Come in, Tim! Stargazers reporting for duty."

Receiving loud and clear, Miss Mouse.

This is Tim Peake.

He's a real-life astronaut on the International Space Station.

Wow!

Hi, stargazers. Thanks for being part of Miss Mouse's training team.

Ready for action?

-ALL:

-Yes!

-Let's go.

-Level one - prepare for launch.

-ALL:

-Prepare for launch!

To get to the International Space Station,

I'll have to squeeze into a really small spacecraft

with two other astronauts.

The spacecraft is blasted into space by a rocket.

The rocket has to go really fast to escape Earth's gravity...

so it's a really bumpy ride inside.

Your turn, Miss Mouse.

Training level one.

Miss Mouse has squeezed herself into her tiny, tiny spacecraft,

just like Tim and the other astronauts,

and she's ready for launch.

Let's count down.

-ALL:

-Three,

two,

one,

blastoff!

BALLOON PARPS, PUI LAUGHS

It's Miss Mouse's turn now.

Let's count down again.

-ALL:

-Three,

two, one...

blastoff!

BALLOON PARPS

-Woo-hee!

-How was that, Miss Mouse?

-AS MISS MOUSE:

-"Like being on the fastest funfair ride ever."

And it doesn't stop there, Miss Mouse.

As the rocket zooms faster and faster,

I'll be pushed right back into my seat.

To train for that, we ride on a spinning machine.

It makes you feel the same feelings

as a really fast rocket launch.

Your turn, Miss Mouse.

-AS MISS MOUSE:

-"Stand back, everybody! Training in progress."

Oh, look at Miss Mouse go.

-How does it feel, Miss Mouse?

-"Very fast. Oh, I'm pinned in my seat.

"I feel like I'm being pulled back down to Earth."

Well done, everyone. Training level one - complete.

Training level two - prepare to float.

-ALL:

-Prepare to float!

When the rocket has blasted high enough to escape Earth's gravity,

everything will float, including me.

CHATTER ON RADIO

It's a bit like being underwater, so to train for this

I've been practising doing lots of things in a swimming pool,

like fixing things and wearing my spacesuit.

ASTRONAUT BREATHES HEAVILY

Your turn, Miss Mouse. Training level two.

Float. Float. Float. Float.

We're underwater.

Float. Float. Float.

Float.

Excellent floating, Miss Mouse.

You're ready for the final stage of training - training level three,

pack your suitcase.

-ALL:

-Pack your suitcase!

I'll be doing lots of experiments on the Space Station,

but I also need to do all the things we do every day, like eating,

sleeping and going to the toilet.

So, I need to pack everything I need.

What shall we pack for Miss Mouse?

-Clothes.

-Oh, yes, good idea.

Astronauts spend a long time on the Space Station,

so it's definitely a good idea to have clean socks.

Something for a wash.

Oh, yes. Astronauts wash with baby wipes.

Why don't you think they use water to wash?

Cos the water will float away.

Oh, yes. Thank you, Reggie.

But what else shall we pack?

A sleeping bag.

Oh, thanks, Keira.

There, we can stick Miss Mouse's sleeping bag onto the wall.

Space Station training complete.

Well done, Miss Mouse. Well done, stargazers.

I'm sending you your very own mission patches,

just like mine, to say "thank you".

-ALL:

-Wow, thanks, Tim!

-Bye, Miss Mouse. Bye, stargazers.

-AS MISS MOUSE:

-"Over and out."

Excellent work, stargazers, and astronaut Miss Mouse.

You can join in with astronaut Tim's mission to

the International Space Station

by printing off a mission patch

just like his from the stargazing

page of the CBeebies website.

Why not colour it in

like the stargazers are doing right now?

-I'm colouring mine in on the ceiling.

-Me, too.

Like we're in the International Space Station.

Oh, they're looking brilliant.

You could wear them underneath the stars.

Let's get cosy underneath the stars

for tonight's Starlight Story.

# Starlight scattered through the dark

# Painting stories for us all

# Gather underneath the stars

# And hear their wonders told

# Looking up into the dark

# The night it yours and it is mine

# Looking up into the dark

# The dark upon us all

# Upon us all the stars will shine

# Upon us all the stars

# Will shine. #

Look up there.

-KIDS:

-Ursa Major - the Great Bear.

Ursa Major, the Great Bear, wished to paint a picture.

So, he got out his paints and his brushes, too,

and started to paint his snowy-white view.

But Ursa Major soon grew tired of painting snowy scenes,

so off he blasted on a mission to space,

where his messy paints floated all over the place.

A green splat here and a blue splat there,

changing the colour of the great white bear.

A friendly astronaut floated by and gave him paint in tubes.

Ursa Major was finally set to paint Earth's beautiful views.

Craggy brown mountains and red desert sands.

Sparkling blue oceans and green forest lands.

City lights twinkling like stars at night.

The bear painted the Earth with colours so bright.

We'd love to see you joining in with Tim's mission, so, please,

ask a grown-up to take a picture of you wearing Tim's mission patch

and upload it to the CBeebies website.

Ready, stargazers?

-ALL:

-Thumbs up, Tim!

CAMERA CLICKS

We'll see you tomorrow for more stargazing.

Bye-bye.

-ALL:

-Bye.