GOONHILLY on the Lizard peninsula has played a central role in the broadcasts from space by British astronaut Tim Peake.He has been talking to selected schools around the UK as he orbits the Earth on board the International Space Station (ISS).Although each school has had a direct link, with a satellite dish on a Land Rover, video footage and backup data for the broadcasts has come from an antenna based at Goonhilly Earth Station.The 3.8-metre dish, which can track the ISS as it passes in low...
