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St Thomas’ school link to International Space Station

February 23, 2009 | | Leave a Comment

St Thomas’ is a small school in Camp Hill, Brisbane, Australia.

Last year St Thomas’ successfully applied to NASA to host a direct radio link between the school and an astronaut on the International Space Station. This contact is part of a project called “ARISS” which is supported by amateur radio operators and NASA’s education division. On 4 November 2008 twenty students spoke to an astronaut, asking questions as the space station passed overhead, about 360km above earth at 27 000kmh!

Read more about the project.

Or watch the video – double click to play:


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