The summer holidays give everyone the opportunity to do something different. Like youngsters who attend holiday camps that further their interests for space and science with hands-on activities ? such as launching model rockets. One such gathering in the French Pyrenees, organised by 'Plan?te Sciences, brought together 25 youngsters, aged 13 to 15, who transformed a nearby field into a launch zone. Much hard work went into building some weird looking designs and into choosing their names: Apocalypse, Armageddon, and Grunch ...
Strict safety measures apply as for a real Ariane launch campaign and all youngsters count down to liftoff and follow the ascent of their models. Some can reach a height of 200 metres.
After sunset, all eyes turn towards the heavens to discover the secrets of the Universe. Some may eventually become professional astronomers ? but for all of them such a holiday camp provides unforgettable magic moments.
The programme includes an A-roll of five minutes (split audio - English voiceov

Young Space Explorers
A summer camp - with a difference.
Here in the French Pyrenees, a group of teenagers discover the delights of
robots, space rockets and sounding balloons. Here the mysteries of the universe
are gradually revealed and every night is a starry one.
Find out more in this week's Space.ÉÉÉÉÉ.
The town of Latour de Carol in the French Pyrenees. It's in this holiday
village that the youth organisation, Planet Science, welcomes 25 teenagers
every summer for three weeks of scientific discovery and relaxation.
This unusual summer camp creates a fun environment in which these 13 to
15-year-olds can take on technological challenges.
For example, here they're building robots.
Florent explains why he wanted to come to this particular camp.
I found out about this last year at a robot competition. I had a friend
who did it. I thought it sounded fun so I signed up.
Plenty of science, and a chance for the children to have a kick around -
all under the watchful eye of staff like Christophe C